English-speaking lawyer for German tenancy and condominium law

Owning an apartment in Germany usually means being part of a condominium owners’ association (Wohnungseigentümergemeinschaft or WEG). German condominium law regulates the rights and obligations of individual owners, the owners’ association and the property manager.

Thomas Janssen advises condominium owners, advisory board members and property managers on matters including:

• owners’ meetings and resolutions
• challenging or enforcing WEG resolutions
• annual accounts and financial plans
• rights and obligations of condominium owners
• maintenance, repairs and structural alterations
• disputes between condominium owners
• questions concerning the property manager and property management
• interpretation of declarations of division and other WEG documents

As a specialist lawyer for tenancy and condominium law and a legal counsel working within a property management company, Thomas Janssen combines legal expertise with practical knowledge of condominium and property management.

German tenancy law is highly regulated and differs considerably from the law in many other countries. This can make it particularly difficult for international landlords, property owners and tenants to assess their legal position.

Thomas Janssen provides legal advice in English on German tenancy law, including:

• tenancy agreements
• rent increases
• service charges and utility cost statements (Nebenkostenabrechnung)
• rent arrears
• defects and rent reductions
• termination of tenancy agreements
• disputes between landlords and tenants
• rights and obligations arising from residential tenancies

Legal documents and correspondence can be discussed in English while the relevant German terminology and its legal implications are explained in an understandable way.

You do not need to live in Germany to own or let property here. However, German law applies to German real estate and German residential tenancies.

For property owners living abroad, dealing with a German property manager, tenants, an owners’ association or German legal documents can therefore become particularly demanding.

Our law firm provides English-language legal advice on German tenancy and condominium matters and can review the relevant documents digitally. This makes it possible to obtain specialist legal advice without travelling to the law office.

Specialist knowledge combined with property management experience

Thomas Janssen is not only a German lawyer and certified specialist lawyer for tenancy and condominium law. He also works as legal counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwalt) within a property management company.

This combination provides him with practical insight into the issues that arise between condominium owners, property managers, landlords and tenants.

Legal questions are therefore considered not only from a purely legal perspective, but also with an understanding of the practical processes involved in managing residential property and condominium owners’ associations in Germany.

Thomas Janssen is not only a German lawyer and certified specialist lawyer for tenancy and condominium law. He also works as legal counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwalt) within a property management company.

This combination provides him with practical insight into the issues that arise between condominium owners, property managers, landlords and tenants.

Legal questions are therefore considered not only from a purely legal perspective, but also with an understanding of the practical processes involved in managing residential property and condominium owners’ associations in Germany.

Our digital approach allows us to advise English-speaking clients regardless of where they live.

Consultations can be held by video conference, and documents can be provided and reviewed digitally. Whether you live in Germany, the United Kingdom or elsewhere, you can discuss your German tenancy or condominium law matter directly with a specialist lawyer in English.

To arrange an initial consultation with Rechtsanwalt Thomas Janssen, please contact our law firm by telephone or e-mail or use our online appointment request.