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title: "Deutsche Wohnen SE fined EUR 14,500,000 (Germany, 2019)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/blnbdi-deutsche-wohnen-2019-10"
source: "https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/pressemitteilungen/2019/20191105-PR-Translation-Fine_DW.pdf"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
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publisher: "DPO School"
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Fine · Germany

# Deutsche Wohnen SE: EUR 14,500,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Authority:** Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BlnBDI)
- **Country:** Germany
- **Date:** Decision of 30 October 2019
- **Amount:** EUR 14,500,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Reduced ([source](https://www.berlin.de/gerichte/presse/pressemitteilungen-der-ordentlichen-gerichtsbarkeit/2026/pressemitteilung.1679703.php))
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 5](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/5), [Article 25(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/25#1)

## What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

Property company kept years-old tenant documents (pay slips, bank statements, tax and health-insurance data) in an archive system with no means of deleting data no longer needed.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/pressemitteilungen/2019/20191105-PR-Translation-Fine_DW.pdf)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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