Renting in some place for a long time doesn't give you any leverage against another potential renters. If I want to move to Berlin and am willing to pay more than existing renters, I don't see any reason why I shouldn't be able to do so.
> Lustig pays $300 a month from her $800 disability check for the 570-square-foot apartment, located in a newly fashionable district only a mile from Tiergarten, a leafy city park that's one of Berlin's most popular.
$300 per month for even a small apartment in a good district is incredibly cheap. Why on Earth would you expect to be able to afford such a place on a disability check?
> Lustig pays $300 a month from her $800 disability check for the 570-square-foot apartment, located in a newly fashionable district only a mile from Tiergarten, a leafy city park that's one of Berlin's most popular.
$300 per month for even a small apartment in a good district is incredibly cheap. Why on Earth would you expect to be able to afford such a place on a disability check?