11 articles
How the Eigenbedarfskündigung works under § 573 Abs. 2 Nr. 2 BGB: who counts as family, the notice periods, the tenant's hardship objection, the condominium conversion Sperrfrist, and the risk of a feigned need.
How Kündigung of a German residential tenancy actually works: the fixed three month tenant notice period, the landlord's scaling period under § 573c BGB, and the grounds a landlord needs.
Mietrecht explained: why German tenancy law is strongly tenant-protective, notice periods, the deposit cap, rent increase limits, the Mietpreisbremse, and where to find each rule in depth.
How a German landlord raises rent under § 558 and § 559 BGB: the 20 or 15 percent Kappungsgrenze, how comparable rent is proven, and the modernisation surcharge caps.
How the German security deposit works under § 551 BGB: the three month cap, paying in instalments, the separate account rule, what can be deducted, and getting it back.
How Mietminderung works under § 536 BGB: why it applies automatically by law rather than by permission, why the percentage tables online are case law and not a tariff, and the arrears risk of getting the amount wrong.
How the German service charge statement works under § 556 BGB and the BetrKV: the twelve month deadline, which costs are allocable, the allocation keys, and how to check a statement line by line.
Schönheitsreparaturen clauses in German leases: why an unrenovated handover, a rigid schedule, or a Quotenabgeltungsklausel can be void under two BGH rulings, and what tenants owe instead.
How Germany's Mietpreisbremse rent cap works under § 556d BGB, the Vormiete and new-build exceptions, the 2029 extension, and how a tenant reclaims rent paid above the cap.
How a German eviction lawsuit, the Räumungsklage, actually proceeds from termination to enforcement: why self-help eviction is unlawful, the Räumungsfrist, the Berliner Räumung, and hardship protection under § 765a ZPO.
Subletting a German rental under § 540 and § 553 BGB: when a tenant can demand consent, the grounds a landlord can refuse on, and why there is no separate surcharge entitlement.