09.06.2016 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Good day,
You may have heard about the conflict regarding Airbnb and other platforms that involve short-term rental of living space. Yesterday, the Berlin Administrative Court reaffirmed its decision to enforce the prohibition of misuse of housing. ...
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08.02.2012 | answered by Stefan Steininger
I have the following problem. I am a tenant of an apartment. I have sublet it with the permission of the landlord (subletting permission). Now, a disused water pipe in the building has burst. The water has flooded into my apartment, making it uninhab...
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15.03.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
We are a company that offers a procedure for the easy, fast, and gentle detoxification of drug addicts (alcohol, heroin, methadone, cocaine, etc.). We call the procedure NESdetox today, with NES standing for Neuro-Electrical-Stimulation. NESdetox is ...
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08.03.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Please let me know as soon as possible if I am allowed to spend a hiking weekend in a hotel in the Sauerland with my husband during a period of incapacity for work due to depression. I would personally like to cancel the booked hotel, but my husband ...
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19.11.2010 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
We have signed an event agreement (see attachment) with a hotel for our wedding in May 2011, for the rental of the rooms and the execution of the event. We are now required to make a down payment of 2500,00€. The contract does not...
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13.10.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am self-employed and work as a booker for several clubs in Germany. A few months ago, I sent a booking request to a band for a music club. After negotiations, the concert date was set for November 20, 2010, with an agreed fee of...
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01.03.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have booked a double room in a hotel and forgot to cancel it, as we were unable to travel there. Now I received a registered letter with the invoice for the total amount of 594 euros. Do I really have to pay the full amount?
Yo...
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27.10.2009 | answered by Andreas Scholz
If an employee of a company has worked the maximum allowable working time of 10 hours during a business trip and now wants to take his 11-hour rest period, does the Working Time Act or a previously published judgment authorize him to stay at a hotel ...
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08.10.2009 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear lawyers,
After 4.5 years of renting, my son (25) and I (45) along with my two dogs, were given notice of termination of our leased apartment due to owner occupancy, with a notice period of 3 months, until 31.10.09. We have now found a new apartm...
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19.08.2009 | answered by Andreas Scholz
Dear Sir or Madam,
Since 1.8.2008, I have been living in a student dormitory in Cologne. At that time, I already informed you that I am officially enrolled as a doctoral student in Hannover, only attending seminars at the University of Cologne as a ...
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01.08.2009 | answered by Andreas Scholz
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have made a hotel booking which I had to cancel, resulting in a credit on my account. The amount has been debited from my account. Now the travel agency has informed me that the refund will take 3-4 weeks. This cannot be right a...
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