GDPR: Deutsche Wohnen escapes multi-million fine

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The fine proceedings against the real estate company Deutsche Wohnen were discontinued this week due to a „procedural impediment“. The company thus initially escapes a 14.5 million fine for violations of the GDPR.
Berlin criminal court: serious deficiencies
In a decision dated February 18 of this year, the 26th Grand Criminal Chamber of the Berlin Regional Court discontinued the fine proceedings against Deutsche Wohnen. The reason given in the decision was „serious deficiencies“ which constitute an obstacle to proceedings. The fine notice against Deutsche Wohnen was issued by Berlin’s data protection commissioner Maja Smoltczyk in November 2019. The Berlin supervisory authority’s accusation concerned the company’s archiving system for tenant data, saying it did not comply with data protection regulations. In total, Deutscher Wohnen has around 165,700 residential units in its portfolio, making it one of the largest landlords in Berlin. In the archive file in question, the company...

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