Neighborhood issues

In Düsseldorf, a woman was ordered by the district court to remove a wooden cross around seven meters high from her garden. The woman's neighbor had filed a lawsuit at the district court because she felt considerably disturbed by the cross and wanted it removed. She had already won her case there, but the woman appealed against the ruling. However, now...

Residents of a shared house had complained to their landlady about their flatmate. The landlady then wrote to him with the following content: "Due to complaints about strong odors and vermin in the stairwell, we would like to carry out an inspection of your apartment. Our employee, Mr. K., will inspect the stairwell on Thursday, 15 August 2019 at 10 a.m....

Under the title "These rules really apply", the portal "test.de" has summarized interesting facts about neighbourhood law. Various topics are highlighted, such as "greenery", "barbecues" and "optics". Reference is also made to various judgments that have been handed down by courts in this context. However, before a court deals with the...

If an owner subsequently insulates existing buildings and these protrude onto the neighboring property as a result, the neighbors must tolerate this. This is the result of a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH). In this case, a dispute arose between owners of neighboring properties in North Rhine-Westphalia. The plaintiff was of the opinion that internal insulation of her gable wall was not compatible with...