23.02.2016 | answered by Stefan Steininger
The situation:
Sale of a single-family house by notarial purchase contract - conclusion on 24.08.2015; handover date 15.01.2016
Today, the buyer informed me that according to the installation company, the central heating system had a serious damage...
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15.10.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Mr. Lawyer,
During the owners' meeting on October 12, 2015, under the agenda item
-Resolution on the determination of the heating period-
the following resolution was passed:
Due to the increasingly frequent significant temperature fluctuation...
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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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03.06.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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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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22.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
There seems to be no peace....
... therefore we will soon be availing ourselves of the services of a local lawyer. However, before that, a very important, as I find it, exciting question. Just now we received a fax (for the first time) from a lawyer...
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22.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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15.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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08.05.2014 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
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 ...
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23.04.2014 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear Sir or Madam,
we are renting a property in which the measurement has shown that the living area does not correspond to the actual information in the rental agreement. Furthermore, there is knocking and cracking in the bedroom, possibly caused b...
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25.03.2014 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear Expert,
I am currently in a legal dispute with a heating construction company GmbH. The GmbH is suing me for payment of an invoice amount which was only paid under pressure, as the GmbH was blackmailing me with the keys entrusted to them for th...
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16.09.2013 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
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 ...
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13.09.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
Since 2005, I have been recognized as occupationally disabled by the LVA and have been fighting for a pension with the Bau - BG Wuppertal since then. I have several herniated discs, which have occurred due to occupational reasons, a damaged shoulder ...
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15.05.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
I would like to know if the ex-wife of my friend has a right of residence in an apartment building owned by my friend, and if it is notarized, and it states that she must bear the consumption costs, does she have to pay for the garbage herself, or do...
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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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28.07.2011 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
I would like to buy a small house (90m²).
We will take over accessories such as electric wall heaters and a kitchen.
During the inspection with the notary, we noticed an older water stain. It was then explained to us that the house without a ...
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25.05.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
With a notarial contract, we acquired a 2-family house based on a life annuity and lifelong right of residence for the ground floor. We have been calculating the operating costs with the tenant upstairs and the beneficiary on the ...
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14.04.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Our residential complex received a new heating system in 2005 through a contracting procedure. Until today, the heating system has been running without any economic adjustments:
- The heating system ran at full capacity during the night without night...
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08.02.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
I moved out of a rental apartment on 31.07.2009 and only received a final utility bill on 12.12.2010. I refused to make a payment within a year due to the billing. The landlord's lawyer now responds as follows:
"With regard to the electricity and he...
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24.11.2010 | answered by Tobias Rösemeier
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
My issue is that in my rental apartment (semi-detached house with central heating controlled by the neighbor), the heating is turned off at 10:00 PM, as stated in the rental agreement. I doubt that this is legal, as the ap...
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15.11.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
I have the following problem:
I live in a condominium (my property) in a multi-family house, with a total of 9 rental units.
In the heating cost statement for the year 2009, an amount of EUR 1,520.75 was calculated for me. In my opinion, this amount...
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04.11.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have the following question.
I am 100% severely disabled.
I receive unemployment benefits and benefits to secure my livelihood for rent and heating from the job center.
Now I am receiving a tax refund of 1200 euros. I am now o...
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08.09.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello, my wife and I are retirees and exempt from filing a tax return. Our apartment is now too big for us and we want to sublet a room temporarily. Question: 1. Do we need to file a tax return now because of the rental income? 2. If yes, how should ...
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24.06.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
My question is as follows:
We built a turnkey new building at a fixed price with a local construction company. We moved into it in September of last year. Already in January, we had problems with our heating system, and in April 2010, it was d...
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04.01.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
I have been divorced for 8 years and now my younger son wants to drop out of his apprenticeship.
My 15-year-old son started an apprenticeship as a carpenter in September 09 - supposedly of his own accord and out of interest. After 3 months (he will ...
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