Dear Sir or Madam, How should one behave during a house search? If hardware is confiscated, is there a chance to obtain a copy of one's data (insurance documents, etc.)? Can one store a backup copy somewhere that would not be seized?...
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 ...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, in 2011, as the general representative of my adult disabled daughter, I applied for basic security in old age and in case of reduced earning capacity. The application was rejected. A specialist lawyer for social law took over the m...
A widow has two children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Due to advancing age, mobility impairments, and dementia following a stroke, she could no longer stay in her own apartment and had to be admitted to a nursing home for long-t...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, my wife has owned the apartment on the first floor of a 3-family condominium since August 2008. The ground floor and attic belong to two other owners. Since the establishment of the condominium in 1999, the ground floor also has t...
My grandmother is in a nursing home (92 years old and has Alzheimer's) and is now supposed to be classified as level 3 care. My parents are supposed to pay 500,00 €, which they do not have. My mother does not receive a pension yet, she is a housewife...
Which costs do I still have to pay if I no longer live in the house and the house has three owners, of which two still live in the house? The house is divided into three floors and my floor was also rented out by the two parties without my permission...
Maintenance as a gift under inheritance law Until the death of my mother, my sister lived alone and completely free of charge in my mother's condominium. My sister consciously chose to forgo housing benefits from the social welfare office. Now, aft...
Hello, I live on the first floor of a 3-family house. I have placed balcony plants on the outer window sills. My landlord, who lives in the apartment below, complains that occasionally water from watering the plants drips onto his window sill or win...
My father, born in January 1937 in Greece, holds two citizenships, Greek and German. He came to Germany at the age of 21, worked continuously in Germany, and has been retired for over 15 years. He owns a house in a rural area near Stuttgart, but has ...
Hello, I have an urgent question. My partner and I bought a house three weeks ago, which is still in the process of being finalized. Now he wants to separate, but the problem is that I financed the loan alone using my own capital and my building soci...
In short: As a tenant of a property, do I have to tolerate the landlord placing a flag in a holder attached to the property twice a year for the purpose of local pilgrimages? Or do I, as the tenant, have superior rights over the landlord and can re...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Three daughters form an inheritance community specified in the will after the father's death (previously undivided inheritance community). In addition to cash assets, the daughters' inheritance includes a property (single-family house). Each heir's s...
My brother wants to transfer our parental home to me. In exchange for a lifetime annuity or in installments. In any case, a right of residence should be entered for him. This right of residence should be linked to my brother's obligation to cancel it...
