The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe has ruled on the landlord’s obligation to provide information.
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Frankfurt In future, anyone who suspects that they are paying too much rent will have more opportunities to request information from the landlord. The Federal Court of Justice decided on Wednesday in a judgment in Karlsruhe. According to this, landlords may not reject corresponding requests from tenants with reference to a statute of limitations.
The 8th Senate ruled in a fundamental judgment that this three-year period does not begin with the conclusion of the rental agreement. Instead, it begins when the tenant requests information from the landlord for the first time. This will give tenants more time in the future to obtain the necessary information from the apartment owner if they suspect violations of the so-called rental price brake.
Until now, tenants who had doubts about the amount of the rent demanded more than three years after moving in were no longer entitled to demand any crucial information later.
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