22.07.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
What are the specific requirements for §1613 of the German Civil Code (BGB) in my case?
In my case, I was requested via email to pay maintenance for the unmarried mother of my child and our non-marital child (2 years old). However, no questions were ...
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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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31.03.2014 | answered by Daniel Hesterberg
We have owned a row house in Bavaria for over 40 years. The properties are divided by a chain link fence approximately 80 cm high. On the terrace, there is a privacy wall on both sides with a metal frame and glass filling, approximately 100 cm wide a...
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23.04.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello dear lawyers,
Since 01.11.2005, I have been renting a condominium, which has now been sold to a direct neighbor (same floor). The viewing was about 2 weeks ago, and the notification from the previous landlord stating "Mr. XXXX will be the new ...
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28.11.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
As the managing director of a company, I have instructed a lawyer to collect an uncalled capital contribution in the amount of Euro 4,300. A payment order was issued by default judgment. The opposing party has raised no objections. An enforceable tit...
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20.07.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
Unfortunately, I purchased a car in good faith in 2009 that was stolen. I paid 11,300 euros for it. I received the original registration certificates Part 1 and 2 (1500 blank certificates were stolen from a district office in Hamm...
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03.05.2011 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Hello, I am a 38-year-old woman who wants to separate from my husband. We have two children, aged 1 and 7. He owns a house which we live in together. We have been married since 2003 and together since 2000. We have many problems, including excessive ...
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20.04.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are planning to expand our roof and have obtained a building permit for it. The attic has been registered as living space since 1965, but it is only 1.60 meters high in the middle. The building permit we have been granted will ...
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09.03.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Last May, my husband and I separated. According to the rental agreement, we both inhabit a rental house, and he also owns his own house (which is in disrepair) that he possessed even before our marriage. After the separation, he moved into his own ho...
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01.12.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Good evening,
we inhabit one half of a semi-detached house built in 1953. In 1966, a wastewater pipe was retroactively built for the 2 parties, which was proven to be paid for by both. Each house had its own pipe leading to the garden, but then only ...
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09.09.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
I am a single parent on welfare. Now I want to move, but the job center has rejected it with the reasoning that the move is not necessary. Now my question is: can I move without the approval of the job center? Because the job center has no additional...
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08.09.2010 | answered by Tobias Rösemeier
Hello,
My wife and I have agreed, after 18 years of marriage, that we will separate amicably and file for divorce.
Before we got married, we signed a prenuptial agreement with a notary, which included separate property, a pension equalization, and ...
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10.08.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am a 1/12 co-owner of a road in a weekend area. This co-ownership is registered in the land register, each co-owner has the same voting share of 1/12, regardless of the size of the property.
Now, some co-owners (who exactly, I ...
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04.03.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Lawyers,
Yesterday, after a short shopping trip, I returned to the parking lot where I had parked my car in reverse. Next to me, a woman had parked her slightly older vehicle in forward, she was already sitting in the car, but I had not noticed...
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08.11.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
During our separation phase, my husband had a brief relationship in which an unplanned child was conceived. My husband did not acknowledge paternity, but he was contacted by the Youth Welfare Office demanding that he come forward,...
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27.09.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
A conciliation hearing was scheduled at the labor court, unfortunately, due to the absence of the defendant, a default judgment was issued. The default judgment was provisionally enforceable without security. An objection was lodg...
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17.08.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Good day, I am a private caregiver for an elderly lady who had to move into a nursing home. As a result, I terminated her lease on the apartment and the landlord has given me a 3-month notice period as he intends to use the apartment for his daughter...
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10.08.2009 | answered by Andreas Scholz
In our garden stands a lime tree that has been there for about 80 years. The property management of the neighboring building is demanding a trim of the overhanging branches by August 17, 2009. The lime tree is about 12-15 meters tall and is approxima...
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20.07.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
On 21.05.2009, I ordered goods over the internet from the company Maxis Babywelt. I waited, but the goods did not arrive, nor did I receive an invoice or reminder. On 17.06.2009, I then received a demand from a debt collection agency (mediafinanz) to...
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19.07.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
I have received a warning regarding the following issue.
I operate 3 accounts on eBay as a commercial seller, selling a variety of electrical materials. I have also offered energy-saving lamps for sale, which I sourced from a Hungarian electrical wh...
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19.07.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
In mid-February, we moved into our old apartment, where our landlords told us that they probably want to insulate the house this year. When we came home from work on 07/16/2009, there was suddenly scaffolding on the street side of the house, where wo...
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07.07.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello!
I build beach cruisers as a hobby. I was approached to build a cruiser for this person. After discussing everything, we came to the following agreement:
The client will pay up to 800 euros for the materials, plus a fee upon completion. My th...
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06.07.2009 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello,
In early May 2009, I received a payment reminder for the operating costs of 2006 from my former landlord (an estate management company). The wording was: "Upon reviewing our bank statements, we noticed that... you are in arrears... etc." (Thi...
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15.06.2009 | answered by Lars Nozar
Dear Sir or Madam,
We will soon be moving to a new apartment and are not sure if we are obligated to hand over the apartment renovated (painted white) according to the new rental law. We took over the apartment freshly renovated 2 years ago. In our ...
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