{"id":5785,"date":"2021-08-24T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T11:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/?p=5785"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:11:59","slug":"mietrecht-maengel-an-der-mietsache-durch-klimaveraenderung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/en\/tenancy-law-defects-in-the-rented-property-due-to-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenancy law: Defects in the rented property due to climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Berlin-Mitte Local Court, judgement of 8 October 2020, case reference: 27 C 21\/20<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sachverhalt\"><\/span><strong>Facts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aufgrund_Klimaanderungen_kommt_es_immer_wieder_zu_Uberschwemmungen_in_der_Mietswohnung\"><\/span><strong>Flooding in rented flats is a recurring problem due to climate change<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In this case, the tenant of a basement flat sued her landlady on the basis of a defect that significantly restricted the contractual use of the flat. The flat had been flooded several times in recent years during heavy rainfall. The flooding was caused by the formation of backwater in the drainage system. The solution to prevent this backflow was to install a backwater flap, which the tenant had asked her landlady to do several times. However, the landlady saw the cause of the flooding in the change in the climate and therefore did not recognise any obligation to act on her part.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"544\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6960 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ablauf-Mietminderung.png\" alt=\"Various steps for rent reduction by tenant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ablauf-Mietminderung.png 724w, https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ablauf-Mietminderung-600x451.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ablauf-Mietminderung-250x188.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ablauf-Mietminderung-700x526.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ablauf-Mietminderung-120x90.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Urteil_des_Amtsgerichts_Berlin-Mitte\"><\/span><strong>Judgement of the Berlin-Mitte Local Court <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vermieterin_ist_zur_Instandsetzung_verpflichtet\"><\/span><strong>Landlord is obliged to carry out repairs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Berlin-Mitte District Court has now ruled that the landlord is responsible for repairing the drainage in the flat. The tenant was entitled to the contractually agreed use of the rented property in a suitable condition. Possible flooding, which would occur at any time during heavy rain, would make living in a rented flat unreasonable for tenants. Even if the landlord had no legal obligation to modernise the rented property and no backflow protection had been installed in the rented property at the start of the tenancy, a subsequent defect had nevertheless arisen as a result of the change on which the climate was based.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant or the landlord of the rented property was therefore obliged to repair the rented property, i.e. to remedy the defect.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Berlin-Mitte Local Court<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Note: The content of this article has been prepared to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, due to the complexity and constant evolution of the subject matter, we must exclude liability and warranty.<\/strong> Important Note: The content of this article has been prepared to the best of our knowledge and understanding. However, due to the complexity and ever-changing nature of legal matters, liability and warranty are excluded.<\/p>\n<p>If you need legal advice, feel free to contact us at 0221-80187670 or via email at If you require legal advice, feel free to call us at 0221 \u2013 80187670 or send us an email at If you need employment law advice, feel free to call us at 0221 \u2013 80187670 or send an email to info@mth-partner.de...<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Berlin-Mitte District Court ruled that the landlord was responsible for repairing the drainage in the flat. 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