vermietet

Vermietet is the past participle of the German verb vermieten and, when used as an adjective, describes a property that is currently rented to a tenant. The verb vermieten means to let or rent out a property by its owner to someone else. The related noun Vermietung denotes the activity or process of letting.

In practice, vermietet is widely used in real estate markets to mark occupancy status. Listings may indicate that a unit is vermietet, meaning it is not available for new tenants. Signs on buildings may simply read Vermietet to show that the unit is occupied. Conversely, terms like frei, unvermietet, or zur Vermietung signal availability. Phrases such as voll vermietet (fully rented) or teil vermietet (partially rented) describe different occupancy levels.

Grammatically, vermietet is the past participle of vermieten and can function predicatively, as in Die Wohnung ist vermietet, or attributively, in phrases like eine vermietete Wohnung. It is distinct from mieten (to rent) and vermietung (the letting process). In German-speaking real estate practice, the status vermietet can affect market value and sale conditions, especially if tenancy agreements carry transfer rights for the new owner. Tenant protection remains governed by Mietrecht, independently of the seller’s or landlord’s decision to market a vermietet building.

See also Vermietung; Miete; Mietrecht.