Specials for Tenants

Basic Utilities May Not Turn Customers Off

2008-11-06T23:54:05+01:00

Basic Utilities May Not Turn Customers Off

It is not unlikely that your natural gas or electricity provider will want to raise his fees. This often happens at the turn of a year. This article will explore, what you can do against this.

Can Satellite Receiver for all Replace Parabolic Antenna

2010-09-06T04:10:30+02:00

Can Satellite Receiver for all Replace Parabolic Antenna

Being happy to having got back in touch with your home country with the help of parabolic antenna, you now learned that your landlord has installed a joint satellite receiver for all tenants. Next he now forbids any and all "salad bowls" on top of the house or on your balcony. AG Frankfurt am Main pointed who has the correct opinion on March 18, 2010 (re 33 C 3756/09).

Duties of a Tenant While Traveling

2009-02-06T09:51:34+01:00

Duties of a Tenant While Traveling

Generally, every person has the right to go on vacation and leave the apartment alone - as long as you wish. But what if something happens during your absence? Who will have to come up for any damages due to the breaking of a fresh-water pipe, hailstorms, burglars, and simi-lar catastrophes?

Foreign Tennant May Not Always Install Parabolic Antennas

2008-11-08T00:09:35+01:00

Foreign Tennant May Not Always Install Parabolic Antennas

Can you demand from your landlord that he permit you to install parabolic antennas on your balcony even though you have cable TV at home and so follow your demand to receive programs in your native tongue?

No, you cannot. A Turk installed two parabolic antennas on his balcony. The landlord disagreed and demanded they be removed. The tenant refused. So after being vainly sued in all instances in civil courts, this person complained to the Federal Constitutional Court that his constitutional right of information (Art. 5 GG) would be infringed if he were not permitted to install the antennas.

The BVerfG (judgment of January 24, 2005, re 1 BvR 1953/00) refused to accept the case because it considered that the claimed infringement was evidently not the case. The right of information is not granted without limits. Such limits would be the proprietor’s interest of the property’s integrity (art. 14 GG). In cases where two constitutional rights clash, the interests of both rights will be weighed. Since the tenant has the possibility to receive Turkish programs on cable TV for a reasonable price, his interest does not outweigh the owner’s interests. The renter must cope with the fact that he is stuck with either indoor antennas or cable TV.

Installing Parabolic Antennas on the Balcony of Rented Apartments

2008-11-08T00:10:11+01:00

Installing Parabolic Antennas on the Balcony of Rented Apartments

Foreigners and parabolic antennas have kept the BGH busy. This time the court had to again decide on whether a tenant may install a parabolic antenna on his balcony or not – even though the landlord supplied cable TV. This happened on May 16, 2007 (re VIII ZR 207/04). The touchy points were that the renter had cable TV and the antenna was not connected to a wall.

Lowering of Electricity Costs Confirmed by Regulatory Offices

2009-02-03T13:30:42+01:00

Lowering of Electricity Costs Confirmed by Regulatory Offices

In six judgments of August 14, 2008, the trust senate of the Federal Court of Justice has given consumers of electricity pleasant news while regulating the oligarch electricity providers’ prices. The previous decisions of the regulatory officeswere upheld.

No General Ban on Satellite Dishes

2014-12-06T07:54:14+01:00

General Ban on Satellite Antennas not Permitted

The Federal Constitutional Court 1 BvR 1314/11 of 31.03.2013 had to decide whether or not a general ban on satellite dishes in private apartments could be generally forbidden or not. It also set out the rules for having a satellite bowl on the roof. This decision is about a Turkoman with Turkmenian background belongs to the Turkic minority living in Turkey having its own language. [PPD_PAYTOREADMORE]Since cable TV does not offer any programs in the Turkmenian language, the tenants installed a satellite bowl on the roof. The landlord protested and since the tenants did not give in, he took it to court. This case wrote history because it went through all the courts to be finally decided by the Federal Constitutional Court on the very general and conceptual question: Can a landlord deny the permission for a satellite antenna in all cases – just because he does not want them installed on his house?

The Federal Constitutional Court decided that there is no general ban permitted. In each and every individual case, the landlord must weigh whose interests are more important: the landlord’s interest in an optically unobstructed building or the tenant’s constitutional freedom of interest for information (Art. 5 GG) or less technically worded, the available programs with or without satellite. In this case, the provided cable TV did not provide any programs in Turkmen or on the Turkmenian people. Generally, the landlord does his best when he provides cable TV unless a reasonable number of programs from home are not available by cable and only available via satellite. If further programs can only be received with a reasonable fee is irrelevant. To prevent misuse or unreasonable demands, tenants claiming such lack of programs from home have to prove that they really live following their traditions and speak their national language.

Outdoor Activities - Pain for the Neighbor

2011-06-03T14:11:38+02:00

Outdoor Activities - Pain for the Neighbor?

During the summer, we all enjoy the lazy Sundays with the sun and friends outdoors. Even when the sun is shining, a bad weather front can easily come up - of another kind. Neighbors often get annoyed when their neighbor live outdoors like they wish to do. LG2G has collected the most important "golden rules" to have peace with another - including your neighbor.

Reduce the Rent After Announcement

2011-01-29T18:19:40+01:00

Reduce the Rent After Announcement

When can a tenant rightfully demand a reduction in the rent in the case of a shortcoming in the apartment? Is it when the defect occurs or when you inform your landlord? What do you think did the BGH say in its judgment of November 3, 2010 (re VIII ZR 330/09)?

Tenants Right to Demand Permission for Subrenting

2009-02-06T13:38:01+01:00

Tenants Right to Demand Permission for Subrenting

Read about what is necessary to be able to demand permission to subrent your apartment from your landlord.

Specials for Tenants

Basic Utilities May Not Turn Customers Off

Basic Utilities May Not Turn Customers Off

Can Satellite Receiver for all Replace Parabolic Antenna

Can Satellite Receiver for all Replace Parabolic Antenna

Duties of a Tenant While Traveling

Duties of a Tenant While Traveling

Foreign Tennant May Not Always Install Parabolic Antennas

Foreign Tennant May Not Always Install Parabolic Antennas

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