(1) A list of representative rents is a table showing the reference rent customary in the locality, insofar as the table has been jointly produced or recognised by the municipality or by representatives of lessors and lessees.
(2) Lists of representative rents may be produced for the area of one municipality or of more than one municipality or for parts of municipalities.
(3) As a rule, lists of representative rents are to be adjusted for market trends at intervals of two years.
(4) Municipalities as a rule are to produce lists of representative rents if there is a need for this and if this is possible at a reasonable expenditure of time and effort. As a rule, the lists of representative rents and the changes to them are to be published.
(5) The Federal Government is authorised to enact provisions, by statutory instrument issued with the approval of the Bundesrat, on the detailed contents of lists of representative rents and on the procedure for drawing up and adjusting them, including their documentation and publication.