Many tenants have recently received letters with shocking content: Up to 2,500 euros in additional payments are due for operating, heating and electricity costs! Why the messages were only sent in the summer and where those affected can get support.
For many tenants, it is bad news: electricity or heating suppliers are demanding additional costs compared to the previous year. “Additional payments of over 1,000 euros” are often due, says Karl Raith, head of the housing department of the consumer protection department of the Styrian Chamber of Workers.
“This is a catastrophe for many of those affected,” emphasizes Barbara Walzl-Sirk. As federal chair of the Association for Rent Protection, she knows that for some families the additional payments simply cannot be paid in one go. The AK and the tenants’ association are currently receiving masses of desperate questions and complaints. Similar questions arise again and again. Here are the answers.
Source: Krone
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