Private company

Mietshäuser Syndikat

Logo: syndikat.org3

German cooperative non-commercial joint venture

The Mietshäuser Syndikat (lit. 'apartment-house syndicate', abbreviated to MHS) is a cooperative, non-commercial joint venture in Germany that helps communities acquire long-term affordable living space via a legal, collective property arrangement. As of June 2024, there are 191 Hausprojekte (intentional communities of a roughly housing cooperative form) within the MHS, with 22 further initiatives looking for suitable property.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
  • HeadquartersFreiburg im Breisgau1
  • Websitewww.syndikat.org
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

The Mietshäuser Syndikat (lit. 'apartment-house syndicate', abbreviated to MHS) is a cooperative, non-commercial joint venture in Germany that helps communities acquire long-term affordable living space via a legal, collective property arrangement. As of June 2024, there are 191 Hausprojekte (intentional communities of a roughly housing cooperative form) within the MHS, with 22 further initiatives looking for suitable property.2

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

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