Hello, we had a tall conifer in the garden (25m) that we removed at our own expense in order to maintain neighborhood peace. The tree has caused disputes in the past, as its needles constantly clogged the rain gutter of an adjacent house. The removal...
Grandson has been living with us since birth (4 years), return to mother scheduled for October 2017 twice a week with overnight stays (aggressive behavior reported to child protective services), after an argument (via text message) our daughter, with...
Hello, the situation is as follows: Parents A and B have three children, namely C, D, and E. A and B started early to divide a part of their wealth equally among the children. By the year 2006, most of the gifts had been given. The status at that t...
I bought a used engine for my car (from a specialized company that actually has a good reputation). However, this engine is defective (according to the master workshop that is supposed to install it) - specifically, the engine cannot be turned over (...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have been transferred to a European country by my employer for professional reasons and have relocated with my wife. The cancellation of the membership at the gym for me and my wife was answered / rejected as follows: We canno...
Facts: - I have been a freelance actor in Cologne for 20 years (before that 12 years in municipal theaters). - On August 29, 2012, I returned from a film premiere in Aachen, a pre-program movie in which I played a part. - On the way back, I got off a...
And once again, "heating turned off": It is to be assumed that our landlord turned off the heating about 4 weeks ago due to various disputes. Absolutely nothing is working, all radiators remain cold day and night - hot water is still functioning. Ho...
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...
Hello and good day, I am pregnant during the probation period (01.01.2014 to 30.06.2014) with a fixed-term contract (end 31.12.2014). Section 2 of the probation period states: "This employment contract is provisionally concluded for a trial period of...
Another question regarding the rental issue: There is a dispute about the size of the rented apartment. According to the lease agreement, it is approximately 90 square meters. I am aware that courts often allow a tolerance of 10% for approximate mea...
And once again, "landlord problem": Within 2 weeks, our heating system has failed for the second time. It has now been four days without usable heating, although hot water is still working. While it is currently very warm outside, the warmth does no...
Dear legal counsel, I am currently facing a behavioral issue of purely legal nature. I have already inquired about the issue here, but was unable to find an appropriate answer in relation to the correct behavior in my situation. Here is the situatio...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have one final question regarding the matter mentioned multiple times: We have rented a property, the rent is covered by the job center. The property is actually larger and slightly more expensive than the maximum rate allowed ...
Rent dispute, round 5: Dear Sir or Madam, in the context of certain disputes with the landlord, there is a new question: Several weeks ago, we discovered a blockage in our toilet that could not be fixed with the usual methods. We informed the landlo...
It takes and takes no end... ...Dear Sir or Madam, and every day the groundhog greets... that's how I feel about the circumstances. I'll try to keep it short: There have been disputes with our landlady for several weeks, of a personal nature, which ...
Dear Sir or Madam, Based on my previous good experiences, I would like to clarify a final matter in terms of rental law or find out a possible trend. I am aware that street noise as a reason for rent reduction is a delicate issue and often tends to ...
Dear Sir or Madam, Due to various disputes with the landlord, we currently have the following question: Upon moving into a rental property (a 2-family house), it was stated that a garage directly adjacent to the property could be rented shortly aft...
I rented an apartment using the "Sigel standard rental agreement MV 480". Regarding the rental period, option 2.2 was chosen under point 2, which reads: "The lease begins on ... (no date is entered here) It runs indefinitely. The right to terminate t...
Dear Sir or Madam, My brother (20 years old) and I (24 years old) have been transferred the house and property as a result of our parents' divorce. The house and property were transferred "completely", not divided "in the middle". My father and his ...
Brother and sister have inherited a piece of land from their father in a registered community of heirs. The notary was instructed to draft the contract for the transfer of the brother's share of the property to the sister in exchange for a payment of...
There has been a dispute with my neighbor for years over his 3-4m high hedge at the property boundary. A lawsuit has been ongoing since 2009. In October 2010, the court determined a height of 2m to be maintained by December 21 of each year. The hedge...
Dear Mr. Lawyer, In 1937, the property owners of our settlement, which stretches over 800 meters and where the two properties always face each other, each gave up a width of 3 meters and a length of approximately 20 meters to establish a common acce...
Dear Sir or Madam, We are planning to purchase a semi-detached house which is located on a property with three other semi-detached houses and a single-family house. It is divided into condominiums. Upon purchasing the house, we would like to conver...
Hello, for two years I have been using a car registered in my name. For tax reasons, the vehicle is linked to my part-time IT consulting business. The private use amounts to 86%. I now want to sell this car without being liable for any defects. F...
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...
