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Application Dossier by kjgarza — Agent Skill

Name: Application Dossier
Author: kjgarza

Application Dossier

This skill should be used when the user asks to "prepare an application", "prepare my Bewerbungsmappe", "what documents do I need for a flat application", or wants to apply for a Berlin rental after a viewing. Covers the standard Berlin application dossier, document freshness rules, and the applicant's legal rights (Selbstauskunft limits, Kaution cap, Abstandszahlung rules).

kjgarza f20eb9d 2.7 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Berlin Rental Application Dossier

Standard Bewerbungsmappe contents (in the order landlords expect)

#	Document	Freshness	Notes
1	Cover letter (Anschreiben)	per listing	Draft with the `scribe` agent, mode `application`
2	Mieterselbstauskunft	current	Landlord's own form if provided, else a standard one
3	SCHUFA-BonitätsAuskunft	≤ 3 months	Consumer version is fine; landlords reject stale ones
4	Last 3 payslips	newest ≤ ~3 months	Rule of thumb: warm rent ≤ 1/3 net income
5	Employer confirmation	optional	Confirms unbefristet contract; strengthens the file
6	Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung	≤ 6 months	From the current landlord; optional but Hausverwaltungen like it
7	ID / passport copy	current	—

Run bun scripts/dossier.ts to check readiness against config/config.toml [documents].

Legal guardrails (protect the applicant)

Kaution: max 3 months cold rent (§ 551 BGB), payable in 3 monthly installments. Demands above this are illegal.
Abstandszahlung / fixture takeover: payment for furniture or fixtures (Trockenbauwand, Küche, Hochebene) may not noticeably exceed their actual value (§ 4a WoVermittG). A demand clearly above value is unenforceable — negotiate or walk.
Deposit before viewing: never. Automatic scam signal (see skills/scam-patterns).
Selbstauskunft — questions the landlord may NOT ask (answering falsely carries no consequence): pregnancy/family planning, religion, party or union membership, criminal record, illnesses, previous rent amount. Questions the landlord MAY ask: identity, income and employer, household size, pets, guarantors, ongoing insolvency proceedings.

Workflow

Check readiness: bun scripts/dossier.ts → fix missing/stale/file_not_found items first.
Fill the landlord's Selbstauskunft (or the standard form) from [profile] facts — flag any illegal questions to the user instead of answering them.
Draft the cover letter with the scribe agent in application mode.
Assemble as ONE PDF in the table order above — Hausverwaltungen forward a single attachment more reliably than six.

The document order table is a sensible default, adapt if a landlord requests a specific format.

---name: application-dossierdescription: This skill should be used when the user asks to "prepare an application", "prepare my Bewerbungsmappe", "what documents do I need for a flat application", or wants to apply for a Berlin rental after a viewing. Covers the standard Berlin application dossier, document freshness rules, and the applicant's legal rights (Selbstauskunft limits, Kaution cap, Abstandszahlung rules).---# Berlin Rental Application Dossier## Standard Bewerbungsmappe contents (in the order landlords expect)| # | Document | Freshness | Notes ||---|----------|-----------|-------|| 1 | Cover letter (Anschreiben) | per listing | Draft with the `scribe` agent, mode `application` || 2 | Mieterselbstauskunft | current | Landlord's own form if provided, else a standard one || 3 | SCHUFA-BonitätsAuskunft | ≤ 3 months | Consumer version is fine; landlords reject stale ones || 4 | Last 3 payslips | newest ≤ ~3 months | Rule of thumb: warm rent ≤ 1/3 net income || 5 | Employer confirmation | optional | Confirms unbefristet contract; strengthens the file || 6 | Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung | ≤ 6 months | From the current landlord; optional but Hausverwaltungen like it || 7 | ID / passport copy | current | — |Run `bun scripts/dossier.ts` to check readiness against `config/config.toml` `[documents]`.## Legal guardrails (protect the applicant)- **Kaution**: max 3 months cold rent (§ 551 BGB), payable in 3 monthly installments. Demands above this are illegal.- **Abstandszahlung / fixture takeover**: payment for furniture or fixtures (Trockenbauwand, Küche, Hochebene) may not noticeably exceed their actual value (§ 4a WoVermittG). A demand clearly above value is unenforceable — negotiate or walk.- **Deposit before viewing**: never. Automatic scam signal (see skills/scam-patterns).- **Selbstauskunft — questions the landlord may NOT ask** (answering falsely carries no consequence): pregnancy/family planning, religion, party or union membership, criminal record, illnesses, previous rent amount. Questions the landlord MAY ask: identity, income and employer, household size, pets, guarantors, ongoing insolvency proceedings.## Workflow1. Check readiness: `bun scripts/dossier.ts` → fix `missing`/`stale`/`file_not_found` items first.2. Fill the landlord's Selbstauskunft (or the standard form) from `[profile]` facts — flag any illegal questions to the user instead of answering them.3. Draft the cover letter with the `scribe` agent in `application` mode.4. Assemble as ONE PDF in the table order above — Hausverwaltungen forward a single attachment more reliably than six.The document order table is a sensible default, adapt if a landlord requests a specific format.

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