Die Direktzahlung des Sozialstaats im Mietverhältnis

The direct payment in the tenancy means that the state is directly involved in the fulfilment of the tenant's obligation. The author first categorises the optional and obligatory direct payments according to § 22 (7) SGB II. She then examines the question of whether the job centre becomes the tenant's agent when it pays the rent directly to the landlord at the tenant's request, and what effects this has on the debt relationship. It also examines how, and in particular by what legal means, payments made to the landlord in error can be reclaimed.