27.04.2020 | answered by Bernhard Müller
The tenant would like to apply for a KFW loan to finance a stairlift. The tenant intends to cover the difference of the purchase price including installation, minus the KFW funding, themselves.
Attached you will find the signed lease agreement. The ...
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28.05.2019 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
The following is true.
We have a permanent pitch on a campsite (caravan and permanently built awning).
We receive a new annual lease for this pitch every year.
For 26 years now!
And we now also pay second home tax for the caravan pitch.
The awning h...
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28.04.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you as a landlord and requesting a response.
It concerns a rental agreement from 01.04.2012 - 31.03.2015. In this rental agreement, a prepayment of operating costs of €150.00 was requested. The landlord and the te...
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03.12.2014 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
How do I properly set up a contract for a rental prepayment of 10 years? It should include the following information: Amendment to the lease agreement dated 1.07.2011, the following agreement is made:
The tenant will pay a one-time payment for the r...
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02.06.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
We are tenants in a single-family house. The tank has probably never been cleaned or it has been decades since it was last cleaned. The house is now 40 years old. We have been tenants for only 5 years.
The heating system constantly failed due to bur...
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10.01.2013 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello!
Two years ago, I had my driver's license revoked for over a year due to alcohol while driving. I am a diabetic and require insulin. Now, every year, the district council comes and wants a diabetic assessment for driving suitability. Is that al...
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16.04.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
For the "Contact" page of a commercial website (a language school in Stuttgart), I searched for a professional photo of a keyboard from the internet and took a section of it that shows about 80% of the photo. I placed this as a banner at the end of 2...
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16.12.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello,
I am 36 years old, a single mother of 2 children aged 5 and 8 years old.
I have completed a three and a half year vocational training as a dental technician with 21 months of work experience afterwards. I then worked in a non-vocational job ...
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28.11.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
our daughter was born on 13.03.2011. Therefore, we applied for parental leave benefits for my wife until the 8th month of our daughter's life (13.10.11-12.11.11). At the same time, we informed the parental leave office that my wif...
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27.11.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
I signed a release from my employer in mid-September. My employment contract was valid until 15.10.11. The last clause in the release states: "With the termination of the contract, all further mutual claims are settled." I am now ...
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12.11.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Directly on our property line, at a distance of min. 65 cm and max. 120 cm, there are 8 trees. 4 birch trees approximately 12 meters high, 3 spruce trees approximately 6 meters high, and 1 beech tree approximately 10 meters high. Some branches of the...
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31.10.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
we moved into the above-mentioned rental agreement on May 1, 2006, which was in the condition of the previous tenant. This means that the walls were painted half-height in 2 rooms in a rich green, in 1 room in a rich blue, and in ...
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29.09.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
In my capacity as a condominium owner, I intend to request from my property management company that all accounts of the homeowners association be unlocked in my favor. With this unlocking, I want to be able to have access (no control!!!) to the accou...
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06.06.2011 | answered by Tobias Rösemeier
Dear Sir or Madam,
My father is in a nursing home. In order to cover the costs of his accommodation, his pension is deducted by the social welfare office and he is granted a pocket money of 96 euros. As there is still a remaining amount to cover the...
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03.05.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently working as an independent sales representative in network marketing, which means I have an irregular income. I live in the new federal states of Germany. Two years ago, I filed for regular insolvency and am therefor...
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20.04.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Lawyer,
I am sending you my case, which I have now submitted to the field of labor law, but may also fall under contract law:
I work as a self-employed business owner in Clinical Research as a Consultant.
I have had a freelance employee contra...
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24.02.2011 | answered by Kristian Hüttemann
A warm "hello"
My neighbor has the following problem: She is a retiree and has been receiving housing benefits regularly for six years. An anonymous tip has now informed the housing office that she has been living with her boyfriend for the past six...
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13.02.2011 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Directly at the property line stands a birch tree approximately 10 meters high. In our garden, we constantly have broken branches, leaves, and birch seeds in the summer. Furthermore, the neighbor has a compost heap directly at the property line and o...
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29.11.2010 | answered by Kristian Hüttemann
Dear Sir or Madam,
I intend to resign from my position as a board member of a public limited company for an important reason (not at an inopportune time) (= resignation due to the incompatibility of business policy with the duties of my employment c...
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03.10.2010 | answered by Kristian Hüttemann
Dear Sir or Madam,
I (German) am expecting a child and would like to insure it within my existing statutory health insurance. I am in tax class 1 and my husband is a member of the US Army (active duty) and is neither registered in Germany nor subjec...
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02.08.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
Is there an obligation for the property manager to create a financial statement as part of their annual accounts and make it available to the owners? If so, what is the legal basis for this and are there any Supreme Court decision...
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18.05.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Here is my question:
Since 01.08.08 my condominium has been rented out. After the 2009 utility bill settlement, my tenant now refuses to pay the following utilities: caretaker costs, house cleaning, and minor repairs. These costs are not listed indiv...
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10.05.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
We are co-owners of a residential community with a 15% share. The majority owner (father-in-law) owns 85% and was appointed as the property manager back in 1978. For 25 years, we managed more or less, being a family. However, in recent years, the fam...
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23.02.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
I have had a stock portfolio at a US bank for 8 months and I trade with a constant amount that stays on the US account... so no transfer back to a German account... I also filled out the W8BEN form when opening the account and therefore do not have a...
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04.01.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
On 25.09.2009, my three-year period of child-rearing leave, or parental leave, ended and I would have had to resume work with my employer. However, at that time I was pregnant again and was medically certified by my doctor due to premature labor unti...
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