German Rental Application (Mietbewerbungsmappe)
SCHUFA, salary slips and the rent-arrears certificate. The folder that wins a Berlin viewing with forty other people at it. 5 required documents, 2 conditional. The checklist is free to read. Pro matches your files to it and builds the bundle.
Drop the whole folder in
Every PDF you have for this application, in any order, named however your bank and employer named them.
See what matches and what's missing
Each file is read in your browser and placed against a checklist slot. Anything mandatory that's absent is called out before you file.
Build the submission bundle
Files come out in the order the authority reads them, named to match, and checked against the portal's size limit.
What the German Rental Application (Mietbewerbungsmappe) actually asks for
In the order Landlords and property managers works through them. Output format: One merged PDF in the order landlords read it.
- 01
Tenant self-disclosure (Mieterselbstauskunft)
RequiredThe landlord's questionnaire: household size, employment, income, pets.
- 02
SCHUFA credit report (SCHUFA-BonitätsAuskunft)
RequiredIssued in the last 3 monthsThe tenant-facing credit report. Landlords expect the BonitätsAuskunft version, not the free data copy.
- 03
Salary slips (Gehaltsabrechnungen)
RequiredLast 3 monthsConsecutive payslips showing gross pay, deductions and net pay.
- 04
Rent-arrears clearance (Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung)
RequiredYour previous landlord's confirmation that you left owing nothing.
- 05
ID (Personalausweis or passport)
Required1 pageNational identity card for EU citizens, otherwise the passport bio page.
- 06
Residence permit / visa
If it appliesNon-EU applicants: the permit page showing your right to live in Germany.
- 07
Employment contract (Arbeitsvertrag)
If it appliesUseful when you've just started a job and only have one or two payslips.
Compiled from what German letting agents and private landlords conventionally request. There's no statutory list, and some questions on a Selbstauskunft are legally optional to answer. Last reviewed 2026-08-05.
What actually goes wrong
Hand it over at the viewing
German landlords decide fast and often on the spot. Applicants who arrive at the Besichtigung with a complete, printed folder are a small minority and they get called back first.
The BonitätsAuskunft, not the free copy
SCHUFA issues a free data copy under data-protection law and a paid tenant-facing report. Landlords want the second one; the free copy contains internal data you shouldn't be handing over anyway.
Free, forever
- The complete checklist on this page
- What each document must show, and how recent it has to be
- The portal's size limits and naming convention
- Every other PDF tool on the site
Pro: the pack builder
- Drop your folder in and have every file matched to its slot
- A gap report before you file, not after it's refused
- Size checks against the limits this submission enforces
- One assembled bundle, in order, correctly named
- A cover sheet listing what's inside and what isn't
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German Rental Application (Mietbewerbungsmappe) questions
How much income do landlords want to see?
The common rule of thumb is net monthly income of about three times the cold rent. Where a household falls short, a guarantor (Bürge) with their own income evidence is the usual fix.
One folder in, one submission out
The German Rental Application (Mietbewerbungsmappe) checklist is free to read above. Pro matches your documents to it and assembles the bundle.
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