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15. February 2021 tenancy / Policy

1 year rental cover

A few days ago I talked to Achim Amann from BLP about the first year of rent cover. We have

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20. January 2021 tenancy

Basics of the general power of attorney

Lately, there have been an increasing number of cases in our practice in which general representatives want or have to act, but they do

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19. November 2020 tenancy

Summary of the rent cover

The red-red-green rental cover project has been on our minds for a year and a half, and the law has been (predominantly) in force for six months.

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4. November 2020 tenancy

Termination for personal use - seminar on November 30.11.2020th, XNUMX

The termination for personal use is the only possibility for the owner to end a tenancy for living space without the tenant breaching his duty

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15. October 2020 tenancy

Fit for buying a home! Seminar on November 16.11.2020, XNUMX

The Berlin housing market is changing. Milieu protection areas, rent controls, rent caps and the planned distribution ban (which will be prevented at least for the moment

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26. September 2020 tenancy

Rental cover seminar on October 06.10.2020th, XNUMX: lowering for December?

The rent reduction on November 23.11.2020, XNUMX is currently one of the big issues that our manager and owner clients are concerned with. Must be lowered? Gives

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25. September 2020 Policy / Condominium Law

Conversion ban: visiting the 11th Berlin Real Estate Talks on 29.09.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX

Achim Amann from Black Label Immobilien invited me to talk to him about real estate again, this time on the planned conversion ban

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29 JULY 2020 General / Justiz / tenancy

District office Pankow puts an action under penalty payment

Legal guarantee and entitlement to justice Article 19 (4) of the Basic Law is a central norm for our rule of law. Will someone through that

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28 JULY 2020 tenancy

structurally incorrectly calculated notices of rent from preis.de (Conny GmbH)

Initial situation Conny GmbH (formerly Lexfox GmbH) advertises tenant mandates with its website www.mallermiete.de. In terms of content, it usually works

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16th of June 2020 Condominium Law

Legal text on the prohibition of division

Introduction In August 2019 I pointed out that in the context of the so-called "housing package" of the grand coalition in the federal government

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4th of June 2020 tenancy / Policy

Rental price brake extended in Berlin

Another 5 years rent brake in Berlin The rent brake came into effect in Berlin on June 01.06.2015, XNUMX and was for a term

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19. May 2020 General

Merseburg District Court

Occasionally I also work outside of the office, for example today at a hearing at the local court in Merseburg. Merseburg is one

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12. May 2020 General

Guest contribution: Corona impact on the property market and risk minimization. By Nicolas Stelter

Many property owners are currently concerned with the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the value of their property. We are currently from

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23. April 2020 tenancy / Condominium Law

Live conversation on May 5, 2020 at 19 p.m.

The current work situation with a mixture of law firm, home office, video conferencing, zoom seminars and even my first online court hearing (the day before yesterday) is something

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16. April 2020 tenancy / Condominium Law

Seminar on April 22.04.2020, 1 with two topics: 2. COVInsAG, XNUMX. Rent cover (current)

We are currently unable to meet in person. There are still important seminar topics so that we can offer our next event online.

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8. April 2020 General

Guest post: New cancellation joker? ECJ strengthens consumer rights. By Christian shoulder

With its judgment of March 26, 2020 (Az. C-66/19), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) used one in millions of German loan agreements

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6. April 2020 tenancy

Guest contribution: Legal written form requirement for rental contracts for business premises and the possibility of ordinary termination in the event of a formal error. From Dr. Fedor Brunner

Leases for business premises that are to be concluded with a fixed contract term of more than one year require § 550

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30. March 2020 General / tenancy / Policy

Guest contribution: Preliminary assessment of the COVID 19 bankruptcy suspension law (COVInsAG). By Philip Karrenstein

The Bundestag and Bundesrat have the law to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, bankruptcy and criminal procedural law in no time

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29. March 2020 General / tenancy / Condominium Law

Guest contribution: rental moratorium and bankruptcy law in corona times. By Wilfried Stechow

As of March 29.03.2020, 27.03.2020 In the article dated March 25.03.2020, XNUMX, the regulations on tenancy law in corona times are based on those adopted by the Bundestag on March XNUMX, XNUMX

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27. March 2020 General / tenancy

Corona law: suspension of payments due to loss of rent

Content of the legal regulation On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the Bundestag unanimously passed a bill to mitigate the consequences of the

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22. March 2020 General / tenancy / Policy

Structural changes in the real estate market: how politics is causing private landlords to sell

Renting as an investment Berlin is a tenant city. 83% of Berliners live in a rented apartment. That means 83% of Berliners

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16. March 2020 tenancy

Guest contribution: Rent reduction due to the corona virus? from Dr. Sascha Lambert

The corona virus is all of us busy these days with its effects. This also includes legal considerations. Especially traders who

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10. March 2020 General

Interview with Tanja Kamp

Ms. Kamp, you are co-owner of the agency "Berlins neue Kinder", which specializes in image films and image campaigns for companies.

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1. March 2020 tenancy

The first week of rental covers: facts and figures

RentWoG Berlin entered into force on February 23.02.2020, 01.03.2020. Today (Sunday, March 7.30st, XNUMX at XNUMX a.m.) are for Berlin

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24. February 2020 tenancy

MietWoG - avoidance of fines in case of ambiguities

Problem definition According to § 6 Abs. 4 MietWoG, landlords have to all tenants "information about the calculation of the

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23. February 2020 tenancy

MietWoG - Obligation to provide information for foreign landlords

Problem In accordance with Section 3 (1) of the Renting Act, the landlord must notify the (future) tenant of the rent due on June 18.06.2019, XNUMX before the contract is concluded.

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22. February 2020 tenancy

MietWoG - the legal text

the published version Today the MietWoG appeared in the Berlin Law and Ordinance Gazette (here). It bears the signatures of Ralf

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20. February 2020 tenancy

Does the rental cover also apply to subleases?

Uncertainty on social media On Twitter and Facebook, currently unsettled discussions are being held by tenants who are wondering whether

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20. February 2020 tenancy

Press relations. Today: BZ

So far I have not been quoted in the BZ. It's been different since yesterday. An amazingly neat background research for a short one

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19. February 2020 tenancy

MietWoG - Proposed wording regarding March rent and the following

Problem definition According to Section 3 Paragraph 1 of the MietWoG Berlin, it is prohibited from February 23.02.2020, XNUMX to accept a rent that is higher

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11. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 13 - What is a "demand" with a fine?

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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10. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rent cover: part 12 - rent reduction in 9 months

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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9. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 11 - What actually happens after the law expires?

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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8. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rent cover: Part 10 - Obligation to notify modernizations before entry into force within 3 months after entry into force

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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7. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 9 - Obligation to provide information about the calculation circumstances within 2 months after the entry into force

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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6. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 8 - General information and submission obligation to the authorities immediately after entry into force without a period

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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5. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rent cover: Part 7 - Obligation to provide information about the circumstances of the calculation immediately from the entry into force without a period

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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4. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rent cover: Part 6 - Obligation to notify about the rental date as of the effective date without any deadline

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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3. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 5 - Conclusion of new rental contracts

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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2. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 4 - Is only the landlord or the administrator liable?

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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1. February 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 3 - Not so hot because it's unconstitutional anyway?

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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31. January 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rental cover: Part 2 - Accepting rental payments

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - “Receiving” rental payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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30. January 2020 tenancy

Administrator practice rent cover: Part 1 - direct debits

Seminar on the rent cover on February 17.02.2020th, 1 Part 2 - Direct debits Part 3 - "Receipt" of payments Part XNUMX - Not all

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24. January 2020 tenancy

Seminar on the rental cover on February 17.02.2020, XNUMX

Now it is probably so far: the Berlin rental apartment is to come into force on March 01.03.2020st, XNUMX. It has last one more time

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23. January 2020 tenancy / Policy

Documents on the current changes to the rental cover

History to date The key issues paper of June 18.06.2019, 5 stipulated that rents may not be increased for XNUMX years. The first draft of the

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22. January 2020 Policy / Condominium Law

WEG reform 2020 - the new position of the administrator

Current legal situation Currently, section 27 of the WEG stipulates what the administrator is allowed to do, in paragraph 2 regarding the

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20. January 2020 Policy / Condominium Law

WEG reform 2020 - an overview

historical overview The Housing Act (WEG) was enacted in 1951 in order to strengthen the urgently needed housing construction and broad sections of the population

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5. December 2019 tenancy

Berlin prepares for the winter

State of the Mieterhöhungsprozesse I write lately little here in the blog. That's because last week Saturday, the

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28. November 2019 General / Policy

The power of the condition - a comment on the car toll investigation committee Andreas Scheuer

For one thing, my contribution today does not concern real estate law but the civil law general part. The mechanics involved,

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25. November 2019 tenancy

Commercial space rent: Authorization requirement for contracts in the redevelopment area

When a company chooses a (branch) location, it usually results in higher investment

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  • 1 year rental cover 15. February 2021
  • Basics of the general power of attorney 20. January 2021
  • Summary of the rent cover 19. November 2020
  • Termination for personal use - seminar on November 30.11.2020th, XNUMX 4. November 2020
  • Fit for buying a home! Seminar on November 16.11.2020, XNUMX 15. October 2020
  • Rental cover seminar on October 06.10.2020th, XNUMX: lowering for December? 26. September 2020
  • Conversion ban: visiting the 11th Berlin Real Estate Talks on 29.09.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX 25. September 2020
  • District office Pankow puts an action under penalty payment 29 JULY 2020
  • structurally incorrectly calculated notices of rent from preis.de (Conny GmbH) 28 JULY 2020
  • Legal text on the prohibition of division 16th of June 2020
  • Rental price brake extended in Berlin 4th of June 2020
  • Merseburg District Court 19. May 2020
  • Guest contribution: Corona impact on the property market and risk minimization. By Nicolas Stelter 12. May 2020
  • Live conversation on May 5, 2020 at 19 p.m. 23. April 2020
  • Seminar on April 22.04.2020, 1 with two topics: 2. COVInsAG, XNUMX. Rent cover (current) 16. April 2020
  • Guest post: New cancellation joker? ECJ strengthens consumer rights. By Christian shoulder 8. April 2020
  • Guest contribution: Legal written form requirement for rental contracts for business premises and the possibility of ordinary termination in the event of a formal error. From Dr. Fedor Brunner 6. April 2020
  • Guest contribution: Preliminary assessment of the COVID 19 bankruptcy suspension law (COVInsAG). By Philip Karrenstein 30. March 2020
  • Guest contribution: rental moratorium and bankruptcy law in corona times. By Wilfried Stechow 29. March 2020
  • Corona law: suspension of payments due to loss of rent 27. March 2020
  • Structural changes in the real estate market: how politics is causing private landlords to sell 22. March 2020
  • Guest contribution: Rent reduction due to the corona virus? from Dr. Sascha Lambert 16. March 2020
  • Interview with Tanja Kamp 10. March 2020
  • The first week of rental covers: facts and figures 1. March 2020
  • MietWoG - avoidance of fines in case of ambiguities 24. February 2020
  • MietWoG - Obligation to provide information for foreign landlords 23. February 2020
  • MietWoG - the legal text 22. February 2020
  • Does the rental cover also apply to subleases? 20. February 2020
  • Press relations. Today: BZ 20. February 2020
  • MietWoG - Proposed wording regarding March rent and the following 19. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 13 - What is a "demand" with a fine? 11. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rent cover: part 12 - rent reduction in 9 months 10. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 11 - What actually happens after the law expires? 9. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rent cover: Part 10 - Obligation to notify modernizations before entry into force within 3 months after entry into force 8. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 9 - Obligation to provide information about the calculation circumstances within 2 months after the entry into force 7. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 8 - General information and submission obligation to the authorities immediately after entry into force without a period 6. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rent cover: Part 7 - Obligation to provide information about the circumstances of the calculation immediately from the entry into force without a period 5. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rent cover: Part 6 - Obligation to notify about the rental date as of the effective date without any deadline 4. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 5 - Conclusion of new rental contracts 3. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 4 - Is only the landlord or the administrator liable? 2. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 3 - Not so hot because it's unconstitutional anyway? 1. February 2020
  • Administrator practice rental cover: Part 2 - Accepting rental payments 31. January 2020
  • Administrator practice rent cover: Part 1 - direct debits 30. January 2020
  • Seminar on the rental cover on February 17.02.2020, XNUMX 24. January 2020
  • Documents on the current changes to the rental cover 23. January 2020
  • WEG reform 2020 - the new position of the administrator 22. January 2020
  • WEG reform 2020 - an overview 20. January 2020
  • Berlin prepares for the winter 5. December 2019
  • The power of the condition - a comment on the car toll investigation committee Andreas Scheuer 28. November 2019
  • Commercial space rent: Authorization requirement for contracts in the redevelopment area 25. November 2019
  • Administrator liability for rent cover 21. November 2019
  • The view from the outside 13. November 2019
  • Rental cover clause with new contract 5. November 2019
  • Current applications for rental and real estate law in the Bundestag and Bundesrat 31. October 2019
  • Considerations for re-letting 28. October 2019
  • Interview with Christopher Brée 21. October 2019
  • taz interview with me 16. October 2019
  • Interview with Christopher Zebitz 11. October 2019
  • Interview with Holger Marquardt 7. October 2019
  • Interview with Alexander Schlüter 2. October 2019
  • Press 1. October 2019
  • Mietendeckel is a reason for termination 28. September 2019
  • Video interview with me 26. September 2019
  • DIW: Regulation increases ownership 20. September 2019
  • Mietendeckel from the perspective of a private owner 8. September 2019
  • Personal use termination for others 3. September 2019
  • Berlin without Mietspiegel 2. September 2019
  • Berlin Senate approves Mietendeckel for Nuremberg 30. August 2019
  • current situation in the Berlin housing market 28. August 2019
  • The red Berlin: strategies for a socialist city 26. August 2019
  • Berlin Mietendeckel: no problem 25. August 2019
  • Transformation: now! 20. August 2019
  • BGH: Rental price brake in Hesse void (and thus also in Berlin) 16. August 2019
  • MdB Kai Wegner on the Berlin housing policy 14. August 2019
  • Withdrawal from the right of first refusal - is that even possible? 10. August 2019
  • Documents for personal use termination 25 JULY 2019
  • DIW misunderstands Berlin housing policy 18 JULY 2019
  • Why are the building permit numbers going back? 15 JULY 2019
  • Emissions trading for buildings 11 JULY 2019
  • Distribution and sale despite environmental protection 5 JULY 2019
  • Federal Government prepares economic program for brokers 1 JULY 2019
  • Berlin housing market: ended 26th of June 2019
  • Eigenbedarfskündigung 20th of June 2019
  • Suggested solutions with expertise 16th of June 2019
  • now rent increase at a later date? 13th of June 2019
  • Countdown 12th of June 2019
  • Escape from the Berlin real estate market 7th of June 2019
  • groundless termination of housing 6th of June 2019
  • OFF-administration for small houses 4th of June 2019
  • Protection against dismissal for old tenants? 20. May 2019
  • IW Cologne: Milieuschutzgutachten Berlin 4. April 2019
  • irritating developments 1. April 2019
  • Milieu protection in Berlin - the current status 27. March 2019
  • The influence of purchase prices on rentals 25. March 2019
  • Deutsche Bank Research: real estate market 2019 24. March 2019
  • The influence of traffic on the value of real estate 23. March 2019
  • Own requirements: elimination of the reason for termination before expiry of the deadline 21. March 2019
  • BGH: landlord must prove the housing size at rent increase 20. March 2019
  • BGH strengthens landlord rights: no statute of limitations for injunctive relief in the current lease 19. March 2019
  • "Berlin rental cover" not possible 18. March 2019
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