§ 17 Act on Settlement and Residence (NG) - Supplementary and Subsidiary Duty to Inform

1. Landlords or property management companies are obligated to report to the municipality, free of charge, the names, first names, as well as the start and end dates of tenancy for tenants moving in, moving within, or moving out. They must also provide the Federal Building Identifier (EGID) and the Federal Housing Identifier (EWID). This obligation also applies to those providing lodging for individuals living in their household.

2. Heads of collective households must report the residents to the municipality free of charge. The government council regulates the details.

3. If the reporting obligation according to § 2a is not fulfilled, the following entities must provide information to the municipality upon request, free of charge

a. Employers regarding the residential and correspondence addresses of the mandatory-reporting individuals they employ,

b. Electrical utility companies and other providers of utility services regarding data necessary for determining and maintaining housing identification.

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