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Rental Law

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Understanding German Real Estate Markets

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This contribution describes the formal requirements for lease contracts, the possibilities of rent reviews, Lessor’s option for VAT, the special provisions for registered leases and the possibilities of diverging from certain legal regulations for lease contracts in the German Civil Code (“Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch – BGB”) esp. concerning operating costs, obligations for maintenance and repair/ decorative repairs, security, subletting. Such diversions are restricted in residential tenancy law by special provisions for the protection of tenants and in addition for all types of lease contracts by the law on general terms and conditions of business.

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  1. SammlerUsinger, Berlin, Germany

    Wolfgang Usinger

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  1. , DB Research, Deutsche Bank AG, Taunusanlage 12, Frankfurt, 60325, Germany

    Tobias Just

  2. Von-Melle-Park 5, Hamburg, 20146, Hamburg, Germany

    Wolfgang Maennig

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Usinger, W. (2012). Rental Law. In: Just, T., Maennig, W. (eds) Understanding German Real Estate Markets. Management for Professionals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23611-2_9

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