Federal Court of Justice on rent control: A breach of the duty to provide information by the previous tenant does not prejudice subsequent tenants

Fede­ral Court of Jus­ti­ce (BGH): If a land­lord brea­ches a duty to pro­vi­de infor­ma­ti­on during a pre­vious ten­an­cy, the sub­se­quent ten­ant may not deri­ve any claims from this.

Building Modernisation Act: The new heating regulations come into force with immediate effect

The new Buil­ding Moder­ni­sa­ti­on Act has been in force sin­ce 29 July 2026. The 65 per cent rule has been abo­lished, and oil and gas hea­ting sys­tems remain permitted.

Federal Court of Justice: A resolution to reduce contributions under the Condominium Act (WEG) may be challenged on its own merits

The Fede­ral Court of Jus­ti­ce (BGH) has cla­ri­fied that reso­lu­ti­ons to redu­ce con­tri­bu­ti­ons under the Con­do­mi­ni­um Act (WEG) may be chal­len­ged on their own merits, but only whilst the reso­lu­ti­on adopted by cir­cu­lar reso­lu­ti­on has not yet beco­me final.

Termination for personal use: The Greens want to significantly restrict landlords’ rights

Grü­ne wol­len Eigen­be­darfs­kün­di­gung stark ein­schrän­ken – mit Sperr­fris­ten bei Miet­preis­brem­sen-Ver­stö­ßen und län­ge­ren Kündigungsfristen.

Noise in block of flats: When tenants may reduce their rent and landlords may give notice

Lärm im Mehr­fa­mi­li­en­haus kann zur Miet­min­de­rung oder Kün­di­gung füh­ren. Wann wel­che Rech­te grei­fen, zei­gen aktu­el­le Urteile.

Federal Court of Justice: Flat owners are entitled to authorisation to install an air-conditioning system

BGH stärkt Rech­te von Woh­nungs­ei­gen­tü­mern: Wer eine Kli­ma­an­la­ge ein­bau­en will, kann die Geneh­mi­gung gericht­lich durchsetzen.