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, 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 16-year-old son was checked and warned by the police on 11/11/11 at 8:00 pm because he was causing trouble with a group of teenagers under the influence of alcohol. When he was walking home with his friend at 9:00 pm, they were stopped by the pol...
Dear Sir or Madam, I married into a family in 2002. The parents-in-law have three daughters. Daughters 1 and 2 have each received a building plot of the same size on the property and have built a house on it. The youngest daughter and I live in the ...
I have rented a approximately 2.5 hour pasture for my horses for an indefinite period of time and extended it in March by paying the rent. In April, the landlord started opening the fence without asking me or even informing me, and now storing truckl...
A lawyer is chairman of the supervisory board of a small joint-stock company, whose registered shares are held by a single person. He himself manages the registered shares as a assignee. Is this lawyer obligated to provide information to anyone about...
In the contract, it states in the preamble "...the transfer of the entire business assets..." or in §1 "...with the fixed assets, but without any other assets and liabilities..." What does this mean? From our side, only the shop (domain including th...
Living in rental since 2004. Landlord (V.) verbally allowed us to use the existing drying room. This is a vestibule to our rented cellar. The vestibule has an open passage to the staircase, but no windows. Ventilation should be done through the windo...
The situation is as follows: I purchased a plot of land through a forced auction a year ago (storage space). Now I want to build a storage hall on it. Until November 2008, there was a ban on commercial operations on the property, which was removed du...
I have the following problem: I live in a condominium (my property) in a multi-family house, with a total of 9 rental units. In the heating cost statement for the year 2009, an amount of EUR 1,520.75 was calculated for me. In my opinion, this amount...
Dear lawyers, Our company, a GmbH, is a tenant on the ground floor of a mixed-use building. The majority of the other users are owners or tenants who live in the floors above us. In addition to our company, there is another company also on the grou...
Dear Mr. Lawyer, I have the forced eviction of my apartment tomorrow. I have been aware of the eviction for several weeks. My income comes from abroad. I have received the commission settlement from my boss, as well as the transfer slip signed by th...
When signing the rental agreement, I signed a document in which it states: Agreement: For the rented premises of the rental agreement dated 19.09.06 in "Berlin," Mr. Schmitt hands over to the tenants a fitted kitchen with electric stove (ceramic ho...
Dear Sir or Madam, I work in a wholesale company and had an unfortunate incident last week. My area of responsibility primarily involves scheduling. Prior to a company restructuring, I was performing the duties of an assistant, which included purcha...
I have had a stock portfolio at a US bank for 8 months and I trade with a constant amount that stays on the US account... so no transfer back to a German account... I also filled out the W8BEN form when opening the account and therefore do not have a...
Hello, I have the following situation to report. I have been living in my apartment since 01.03.09. The rental agreement specifies a living area of 65m² + 10m² for 2 storage rooms. Today, I measured the entire apartment and discovered that the squ...
Hello, the following situation: Mother passed away at the end of 2008, she lived rent-free in a locked apartment in her son's house. Only utility costs had to be paid. The movable furniture is still in the rooms of the apartment. The apartment cannot...
1. On 9/6/09, I sent a package containing sweets, including chocolate, from Kassel, and ensured it was properly stamped. After the package still hadn't arrived at the recipient's address after about 7 days, I reported the package as lost, detailing i...
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...
One of our customers demands that we confirm in writing that all data managed in our application (we are an IT company and develop software) is treated or managed according to the guidelines applicable in Germany. In this regard, my question is: Whi...
Dear lawyers, I have a somewhat delicate situation... For three years, I have been living on a farm with my horses. Due to certain circumstances, I did not sign the rental agreement, but instead my ex-boyfriend and a close friend of his did. Howeve...
I have a question regarding image rights. Am I allowed to create a silhouette from any photo to which I have no rights, and then distribute it as a cut-out image through a stock photo agency? Since it is a silhouette, there are no people, brands, or...
I have a question regarding a complaint about the construction of our pool. We immediately complained about the faulty installation of the liner in the pool. The liner was installed in such a way that there were numerous folds at the bottom of the po...
Hello! It's about! In June, I moved into an apartment with my then-girlfriend! She signed the lease at that time! Now we had an argument and we have separated (I kicked her out of the apartment)! Now she still has a lot of stuff here in the apartment...
