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Is the prohibition of misuse applicable?

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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Part-time application - Reasons for rejection

Hello, I am a development engineer at a semiconductor manufacturer (around 900 people) for 33 years, 60 years old, and I would like to work only 3 days a week in the future, so I am planning to submit a request for part-time work. I am familiar with...

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Retrospective blind allowance payment

Hello, I applied for blind allowance in Augsburg in January 2015. Then I received a rejection letter which I appealed in writing in March. It was only at the end of September that I was asked to undergo an examination by a specialist on October 20th ...

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Real estate listing

Dear Sirs, I would like to submit an offer for a property. This offer should be largely binding, but still allow me a possibility to withdraw. For this, I would like to have a legally sound formulation....

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Orphan's pension/waiting period

Hello, We have a very sad problem in the family. My sister became a widow last week. The death of my brother-in-law has deeply affected us all. And on top of all the grief, there are now financial problems (debts, 2 young children...). Upon reviewin...

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Maintenance for my adult son.

My son will be turning 19 in a few days and is currently attending a vocational high school. He will be taking the qualification for university entrance in spring/summer 2011. Additionally, he has already repeated the 10th grade in order to meet the ...

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Administrator

I am divorced and have the following question: The biological father of my 10-year-old child is considered very unreliable and selfish. Therefore, it should be avoided that he can dispose of my daughter's inheritance share. Here is the wording in th...

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Commercial lease agreement

Hello, the following is the problem. In 2006, company X GmbH was founded. I also took over the commercial lease agreement of company Z. Company Z was informed twice that the lease agreement was transferred to company X. The rent was paid by company X...

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Inheritance Law Fuhrmann

Dear Sir or Madam, My wife's grandmother passed away in 2001. The heirs were her father Hermann and Hans-Jürgen (brother of the father). Hermann's taxi company went bankrupt in mid-2008 and he passed away in early 2009. The heirs all renounced the i...

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Hartz 4 and home ownership

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...

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estimate from the tax office

We received an estimate from the tax office for the year 2007 because we did not submit our tax return. I lodged a timely objection in December 2008. In March 2009, I received a letter demanding immediate payment. The estimate is over 2000 euros. Nor...

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Environmental bonus (scrapping bonus)

Dear Sir or Madam, In January 2009, we purchased a new car. Our old car (14 years old) was scrapped by the car dealership. A corresponding application for the environmental bonus was submitted and rejected. The rejection was based on section 2.2 of ...

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reunification of my wife in Germany

I am German and married to a woman from Vietnam, but the family reunion was denied due to dubious claims of a sham marriage and not being long-lasting. Therefore, I have now gone to Vietnam so that we can still live together. Is there any possibility...

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Unemployment / Job placement certificate

The following situation: I was terminated for operational reasons from 30.07.2009 to 30.09.2009. I am now self-employed and actively looking for work. I am registered as a jobseeker. I search for jobs on the internet, including on the job agency's we...

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Appeal hearing

My question would be the following. I have an appeal hearing on September 14th of this month. However, my neurologist will issue me a medical certificate stating that I am currently unable to attend this hearing. Will the court then have to reschedul...

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First a loan approval, then a rejection.

Hello, we have the following case: In June, we were looking for a new real estate loan to take advantage of the low market interest rates and to carry out refinancing. We approached the representative we have trusted for a long time, who has also t...

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Attorney fees

Subject: Review of my lawyer's invoice: Fee No. 2400 Business fee in social law matters (§3RVG): €240 net Fee No. 7002 Lump sum charges for postal and telecommunications services: €20 net Total: €260 excluding VAT I was only informed over the phone t...

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House purchase - change of use

Since February, I have been wanting to buy a 2-storey house located in the outskirts, which includes 2 separate apartments. Ultimately, I want to live "above" and open a naturopathic practice "below", where I might also eventually have employees. For...

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