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. ...
How quickly must a robbery be reported to the police? In my case, my husband was attacked in the middle of the night in Frankfurt, but he traveled to Berlin early in the morning to not lose his train-bound ticket, and only went to the police in Berli...
Our employees receive a supplement for Sunday and night work; these are social security and tax-free. According to a ruling by the Federal Labour Court (BAG), this supplement should also be paid in case of illness. Does this apply in general? Is ther...
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...
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 ...
I live in a rental building with over 40 individual apartments. The building is poorly soundproofed. My neighbor, whose apartment door is only about 2 meters away from mine, has the habit of always slamming his door loudly. Since he often comes home ...
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...
Hello, about 4 weeks ago, after a party and an argument with my wife, I got behind the wheel at night and drove 4 km to the next town where I ended up in a police control. The alcohol test showed 1.6, after which I had to undergo a blood test. I stil...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I work as an emergency medical technician for a large German aid organization. This organization operates the transport service for the emergency medical service. The resulting shift work is predominantly done at night. The workin...
Hello, I have received a penalty order accusing me of property damage and attempted coercion. I am accused of kicking off the left side mirror of an Audi after a night at Oktoberfest in Munich. The mirror was heavily damaged, causing approximately 3...
Dear Sir or Madam, please take a moment. Thank you. Imagine the following scenario: It's late at night. You get into your car parked in a quiet side street. One, two, three attempts to start the engine. Only a quiet roar of the engine that quickly fa...
In our apartment, it does not get warmer than 19 degrees even though the heating is set to four. The apartment is located on the ground floor and is completely tiled, which makes the floor ice cold, and the windows are also leaky. Question: Is a rent...
It goes like this. Six years ago, my grandfather passed away, and my grandmother gifted the house to my father with the stipulation that she has lifelong living rights in one of the apartments in the house. My sister and I each received a plot of lan...
We have been living in a rental apartment for four years that is heated with night storage heaters from 1976. In the first year, we had a monthly electricity advance payment of 80 euros and no additional payment in the annual statement. In the second...
Dear Sir or Madam, Yesterday night, my son's apartment was searched and all PCs were seized. He is suspected of offering and downloading child pornography on a specific day through a file-sharing platform. His internet IP address was found during th...
We live in a 2-family house on the ground floor. The attic apartment is rented out, as well as the garage. Both are rented to the same tenant, however, with a separate rental agreement for the garage. We have been having problems with the children's ...
Good day, I would like to know my legal situation in the following case: I bought a 16-year-old Suzuki off-road vehicle from a Suzuki dealer. ***Good day Mr. XY (Sales Manager Suzuki Menden), unfortunately I cannot reach you by phone today - despit...
Good day! I have a very big problem. A month ago, I discovered the first mouse in my apartment. After informing the property management, an exterminator showed up. Unfortunately, it seems to have been without much success, as the critters apparently ...
