Disadvantage of the lessee the rent law is not easy to see through, and often there are special rules that tenants know nothing. Basically, the lease is binding. Certain points should prove as false, the tenant under certain circumstances can claim a proportionate reduction of in rent. The real estate portal myimmo.de informs about the legal situation as regards an insufficient living space. Beginning of March this year the Federal Court delivered a judgment in favour of the concerned tenant. Subject of the process was the reduction in rent due to a living space that is not correctly named in the rental agreement. In the case of an area that is smaller than the specified in the contract, at a distinct disadvantage the tenant.
The insufficient living space represents a deficiency and therefore entitles the lessee to a reduction of fixed rent. Typically a deviation by at least ten percent must be for that. The rent will be reduced as a percentage according to the present restrictions. This also applies to apartments. If a Tenants, for example, according to the contract rents an apartment with 50 square meters of living space and after moving turns out that the area is actually only about 44 square meters, it is entitled to a reduction in rent. Also, the lessee may demand a reduction on already payments, so a refund in equivalent amount.
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