ArticleTenants Can Refuse To Pay As Long As Landlords Do Not Provide Receipts (BGH)Once a year, tenants receive the service charge statement from their landlords. GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionJasper Rechtsanwalte
ArticleCorona-Related Closure - Only Half Commercial Rent OwedIn its ruling of April 1, 2021 (Case No. 8 U 1099/20), the Berlin Higher Regional Court decided that in the event of a government-ordered store closure due to the Corona pandemic, the commercial rent can be reduced by half ...GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionJasper Rechtsanwalte
ArticleThe Neighbor Asks For Consent - What To Do? (Building Construction Law / Building Application)You may have already experienced it. One day your neighbor rings your doorbell and asks you for a signature. He is planning a "small" structural change to his property and, according to the building authority...GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionJasper Rechtsanwalte
ArticleIn Purchase Law, The Compensation Of "Fictitious" Defect Removal Costs Is Still PossibleIn its ruling of February 22, 2018 (Case No. VII ZR 46/17), the VII. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided that it is no longer permissible to settle a claim for damages due to defects in the building ...GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionJasper Rechtsanwalte
ArticleDamage Caused By Construction Work On Neighboring Property - Claim For Compensation Under Neighboring LawIn addition to considerable noise pollution, it can happen that construction work on the neighboring property causes damage to your own property. GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionJasper Rechtsanwalte
ArticleCurrent Higher Regional Court Decision On The Duties Of The Architect Supervising The Construction WorkIn its ruling of January 20, 2021, the Munich Higher Regional Court decided that one of the duties of the architect supervising the construction is to also supervise the execution of welding seams.GermanyReal Estate and ConstructionJasper Rechtsanwalte