June 2015
On 18 March 2015, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) laid and confirmed the new groundwork for assessing the validity of maintenance clauses under residential landlord-tenant law in not one but three decisions. Here we provide you with an update concerning the duty to maintain the condition of leased property under residential and commercial landlord-tenant law as well as current information on real estate leasing contracts.