Current articles on Real estate law, public & private construction law, public procurement law

18. May 2017 On the amendment of the BauGB and the BauNVO by the "Act on the implementation of Directive 2014/52/EU in urban planning law and to strengthen the new coexistence in the city" of 04.05.2017 -

Origin of the law
Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16.04.2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 124, 25.04.2014, p. 1) amended the provisions on the performance of an environmental impact assessment with the aim of ensuring a high standard of environmental protection, increasing resource efficiency and promoting sustainable growth. The provisions of the directive were to be transposed into national law by the member states by 16.05.2017 in accordance with Art. 2 Para. 1 of Directive 2014/52/EU. On 23.01.2017, the German government presented a draft bill for implementation (BT-Drs. 18/10942), which, in addition to the adaptation of environmental regulations, also provided for the amendment of urban planning regulations with a view to coexistence in inner-city areas.

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29. Oct 2015 Operating costs in commercial leases

Costs are incurred when using any property and once a year a bill is issued, which is often associated with additional costs. We are talking about service charges or, more precisely, operating costs.

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25. Mar 2015 Overview of the 2015 amendment to the Baden-Württemberg state building regulations

On June 3, 2014, the state government introduced a bill to amend the state building regulations for Baden-Württemberg (state parliament printed paper 15/5294) to the state parliament. The bill was discussed in the state parliament in the plenary session on 05.11.2014 at second reading and passed as law (state parliament printed paper 15/6097). It was promulgated on 11.11.2014 in the state's official gazette (Gesetzblatt für Baden-Württemberg 2014, p. 501 ff). The amendment brings with it numerous changes to building regulations.

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21. Oct 2014 Use of dash cams - not an egg of Columbus Not an egg of Columbus

They are small, inconspicuous and - if the advertising promises of an electronics mail order company are to be believed - leave speeders and tailgaters no chance: so-called dash cams. Small cameras that are mounted in the car on the interior mirror, dashboard or directly on the windshield and record what happens on the road. The cameras promise to provide incorruptible evidence of the other party's guilt or one's own innocence in the event of an accident or an alleged offense. The use of such cameras is the subject of controversial debate, in particular the question of whether video evidence obtained in this way can be used in court proceedings. Two court decisions have now been handed down for the first time in this regard.

Real estate law, public & private construction law, public procurement law
13. Jun 2014 The Consumer Rights Directive and its impact - not just online stores and mail order companies affected Not only online stores and mail order companies affected

The "Act Implementing the Consumer Rights Directive and Amending the Act on the Regulation of Residential Brokerage" of 20.09.2013 (BGBl. I, p. 3642), which came into force on 13.06.2014, amended numerous consumer protection provisions of the German Civil Code (BGB) and thus transposed Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25.10.2011 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64 - the so-called Consumer Rights Directive) into national law. These changes not only affect areas in which extensive regulations for the protection of consumers through information and withdrawal rights already applied under the previous legal situation, such as doorstep selling and online trading, but will also affect all off-premises contracts in future. As a consequence, there are far more comprehensive statutory information obligations and extended options for consumers to withdraw from contracts.

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