Registering your address (Anmeldung)
Moving into a flat in Germany. Filled samples for a student and a family.
Forms explained
Landlord confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung)
Your landlord confirms in writing that you moved in. Without this paper you cannot register your address, so ask for it when you get the keys.
Official forms: Heilbronn · Neu-Ulm · Ulm. The landlord can use any city’s form or write it themselves, as long as it contains the same information.
This is general information, not legal, visa or tax advice. Rules can change and your case may differ. Always check with the responsible office.
Good to know
- The landlord must give you this confirmation within the 14-day registration period.
- Not confirming a move-in, or confirming it late or wrongly, can be fined up to €1,000.00.
- Offering an address for registration when nobody actually lives there is forbidden and can be fined up to €50,000.00.
- If you sublet, the person you rent from (your main tenant) is your “landlord” for this form. The form then also names the owner.
If your landlord refuses
If your landlord refuses to confirm your move-in, or you don’t get the confirmation in time,you must tell the registration office straight away. That is your legal duty, and it protects you: you have done your part even without the paper. Do it before your 14 days run out.
A flat offered “without Anmeldung” (no registration possible) is a warning sign: you are required to register within 14 days, and not registering can be fined up to €1,000.00.
Filled sample
Filled in and signed by your landlord
- 1 Wohnungsgeber: Vorname, Familienname bzw. Firmenname, Straße, PLZ, Ort
- Beispiel Wohnbau GmbH, Musterweg 3, 89073 Ulm
- 2 Eigentümer (falls nicht identisch mit Wohnungsgeber)
- leave empty
- 3 Einzugsdatum
- 01.10.2026
- 4 Straße, Hausnummer / Zusatzangaben / PLZ, Ort
- Musterstraße 1, 2. OG links, 89073 Ulm
- 5 Familienname, Vorname
- Mustermann, Priya
- 6 Angaben zu der vom Wohnungsgeber beauftragten Person
- Max Beispiel (Hausverwaltung), Musterweg 3, 89073 Ulm
- 7 Datum, Unterschrift des Wohnungsgebers
- 28.09.2026 · signed by the landlord
- 3 Must match the date on your registration form.
- 6 Filled in when a property manager signs for the landlord.
Every field explained
Filled in and signed by your landlord
| # | On the form (German) | In English | What to write |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wohnungsgeber: Vorname, Familienname bzw. Firmenname, Straße, PLZ, Ort | Landlord: name or company, address | The person or company you rent from. |
| 2 | Eigentümer (falls nicht identisch mit Wohnungsgeber) | Owner (if not the landlord) | For example when you sublet, or a management company rents the flat out. |
| 3 | Einzugsdatum | Moving-in date | Must match the date on your registration form. |
| 4 | Straße, Hausnummer / Zusatzangaben / PLZ, Ort | Address of the flat / extra details / postcode, town | Extra details: flat number or floor. |
| 5 | Familienname, Vorname | Surname, first name | Everyone who moved in. |
| 6 | Angaben zu der vom Wohnungsgeber beauftragten Person | Person acting for the landlord | Only if someone signs on the landlord’s behalf. |
| 7 | Datum, Unterschrift des Wohnungsgebers | Date, landlord’s signature | Without the signature the office will not accept it. |
Other registration forms
Moving within the city (Ummeldung)
New flat in the same city, or between Ulm and Neu-Ulm.
Leaving Germany (Abmeldung)
Deregistering when you move abroad: deadline and what to bring.
Sources
- Federal Registration Act (BMG), § 19
- Federal Registration Act (BMG), § 54 (checked 2026-10-04)
- Landlord confirmation: official form or page (Heilbronn) (checked 2026-10-03)
- Landlord confirmation: official form or page (Neu-Ulm) (checked 2026-10-03)
- Landlord confirmation: official form or page (Ulm) (checked 2026-10-03)