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 ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Good day. I viewed a rental apartment through a broker and signed a note on which I listed my address, personal details, his commission, the rent, and further details about the apartment. The apartment was documented and advertised in the listing as ...
Hello, I have a case running in my family. I am accused of embezzling money in an inheritance matter and of falsifying a document. I have now received a penalty order for the alleged falsification of the document, but I have immediately filed an obje...
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 ...
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 ...
Hello, I would like to briefly outline the situation before asking my questions. In mid-January of this year, my advisor at the bank called me and asked about an entry in the Schufa (credit bureau) related to my wife. Since we did not know where thi...
Hello, I had to apply for legal aid. I disclosed my income and obligations. Recently, I deposited money into a casino and lost it. Will the court be aware that I played at the casino, so will they also look into my expenses? Thank you in advance, G...
A warm "hello" My neighbor has the following problem: She is a retiree and has been receiving housing benefits regularly for six years. An anonymous tip has now informed the housing office that she has been living with her boyfriend for the past six...
Dear lawyer, I have applied for housing benefit for the second time. However, I am receiving a lower housing benefit amount than I did a year ago, even though nothing has changed for me. I am currently undergoing training and do not receive any com...
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...
I live with my daughter in a single-family house and have been receiving housing allowance for a year. Due to data matching, interest income of 145 euros has been determined for my daughter. This income comes from a savings account that my aunt and u...
A Hartz4 recipient (60 years old and 50% disabled) receives a gift of a condominium from his brother. The brother purchases a 50 sqm apartment for the sister (also a Hartz4 recipient). The authority (Hartz4) now wants to stop providing benefits for t...
I quit my job a year ago to move to the same city where my boyfriend lives! He has been supporting me with housing, living expenses, etc. the whole time! So I don't receive any unemployment benefits or anything like that! Since Friday is over, and no...
Dear Mr. Lawyer, I entered into a lease agreement for commercial premises (160 sqm office space) starting on December 1, 1990, which I have now terminated with proper notice by the end of October 2009. The question arises whether I am required to: 1...
My current partner (foreigner with permanent residency, but not German citizenship) receives a disability pension of €400 per month and is employed with a minimum income. He also has a consumer insolvency proceeding ongoing. He has 3 illegitimate chi...
Hello, I have a situation where I urgently need help. On Monday, I visited a friend with my car. This friend lives in an apartment building owned by an organization (GWO - Cooperative for Housing Construction Oberland). This organization recently r...
I have been married since 2002. In 2005, my husband received the house of his parents through a transfer agreement, however, with the clause that the house will go back to the parents in case of his death or if it is sold or encumbered without the co...
Dear Sir or Madam, Some time ago, I was in substitute imprisonment for seven weeks. When I was released, I found out that the housing association had opened my apartment, changed the lock, and disposed of my belongings. There was a note on the door ...
Dear Mr. Scholz, In your response to my inquiry dated 23.07.09, you informed me that the jointly used single-family home is calculated at 1/2 for the calculation of the housing benefit. Is it correct to assume that this rule does not apply because t...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have been living separated from my wife for almost 6 years now, but I have not changed my registration. Question: I calculate the separation allowance using the 3/7 rule based on my net income. I have separately calculated the ...
My husband and I acquired a condominium on May 1st of this year. The tenants have been living in this apartment for about 10 years and have not received any rent increases so far. The rent is currently slightly above the underlying rental index. Now ...
