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Handover & viewings
Move-in and move-out, the Übergabeprotokoll and apartment viewings.
Guides for landlords
- Move-in handover: the Übergabeprotokoll for landlords (2026)
The Übergabeprotokoll at move-in: why it is not mandatory but your most important Beweis for the Kaution – and what landlords should record in Zählerstände, Mängel and keys.
- Übergabeprotokoll for Landlords: document it right (2026)
Document move-in and move-out properly: what belongs in the Übergabeprotokoll, why it secures your Beweislast for the Kaution, and the mistakes landlords should avoid.
- Organising a Wohnungsbesichtigung: landlord rules (2026)
Viewings for a sale or re-let: how many appointments the tenant must tolerate, what advance notice applies, and how to organise viewings on solid legal ground.
Guides for tenants
- Tolerating Apartment Viewings as a Tenant (2026)
Wohnungsbesichtigung for sale or re-letting: how often, how long and with what notice must you allow viewings? Your rights as a tenant, clearly explained.
- Wohnungsübergabe at Move-Out: Tenant Checklist (2026)
Wohnungsübergabe at move-out: what tenants put in the Übergabeprotokoll, what they are liable for, when they need not renovate, and how to protect the Kaution.
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