According to this article the 2014 law reduced availability of new construction land; instead, the already developed land should be built more densely. However, more denssity means more protests and more red tape. It is more costly, and , well, replacing one building with another removes the old apartments as well. No respite in sight for the renters.
A developers wet dream.
Here in the village an old historic farmhouse was bought for 1.2 million, on that land five houses were built and sold for⌠1.2 million a pop. next to that an area was bought out for an undisclosed sum and cookie cutter multiple unit houses and apartment rows built. A one room apartment cost 480.000 Euros.
They were gone in two weeks.
The spicy bit is that the wife of the green BĂźrgermeitster bought a row and sold them on despite that not being allowed.
More densely means you can look out the window into the neighbours kitchen for ideas what to cook and have them catch you having done that when they stare into your dining room. Great times ahead.
If you insist on teaching this bunch here German, do it right, mate!!
BĂźrgermeister.
mayor for those who canât be bothered.
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Oh damnit, Slammer did a typo. It´s the downfall of the evening land.
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Ich spreche kein verdammtes Deutsch
Itâs not the typo and you know it. Itâs the non-German-speakers having asked you endless times not to use German yet you still do it when itâs not necessary. Because you donât seem to care. (The comparison thread with the Hitler time is different as some names in there will be in German and even recognised by other people).
So yeah, if you donât care people having to look words up, you might as well spell them correctly.
Not bad for someone who otherwise plays the civility pope and is allegedly against profanity.
Is dammed a bad word? Sorry.
Sometimes when I am writing, the Englisch word will simply not come to mind, and it is the same when I am talking to other Englisch speakers in my circle where the Englisch word is simply replaced by the German one.
Its automatic and requires no thought about wishing to give a cheap Englisch lesson.
Another thing is that my computer systems are all in German, along with the spell checker that throws a hissy fit with words that I misspell; which happens quite a lot and when you have written a word ten times and it still gets redlined I will replace it.
I welcome profanity.
Add more language packages and that issue is solved.
Is there no way to extend the notice period using some legal wrangling due to the circumstances? Surely even though the landlord wants to let the son move in, the law doesnât let them toss you on the street if thereâs nothing else affordable?
Edit to add:
Eviction protection
In certain cases, the tenant can apply for eviction protection in order to avert or delay an eviction. This is possible, for example, if the tenant would be particularly hard hit by the eviction (e.g. due to old age, illness or pregnancy) or if the eviction would constitute undue hardship. An application for protection against eviction must be filed with the competent district court and is usually associated with an extension of the deadline.
Oh they are loaded.
But, and one more thing: Before joining the old EnglishForum I could hardly write English at all as i never learned to.
In principle they can´t just chuck me out on the street, that is why you get a six month grace period and even after that it is difficult.
But I have had enough and I no longer feel at home here, the walls close and pulsate in and out and each and every sound coming from downstairs makes my skin crawl, I wake up nights with thoughts about the future racing through my head.
Just at this moment the family have visitors with their kids who are running around in what seems to be clogs and I am contemplating going to the local watering hole until they leave.
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Great, but is it a bad word? Damn isnât necessarily a bad word in English
Slammer was given 6 months which is twice the normal period. So his landlord is already being helpful.
yes, very aggressive.
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According to the site I linked above (I edited my post to add it), the normal notice for him would be 5 months based on how long heâs lived there.
Ordinary termination
Legal notice periods apply to ordinary termination. For the tenant, the notice period is always three months, regardless of the duration of the tenancy. For the landlord, the period is extended on a staggered basis, depending on the duration of the tenancy.
Up to five years the notice period is also three months, between five and eight years five months and from eight years even six months.
So yes, I suppose 6 months is helpful, but he might need more time than that to find a place that he can reasonably afford. It wouldnât harm to know his options if he really canât find anything that allows him to still have money to eat.
Slammer is in Germany and I believe 6 months is quite normal there.
Is that German law youâre quoting?
I think slammer lived less than 5 years there so it would be 3 months. Or the 6 months ge got if up to 8 years.
Sorry, I will not bother translating German law and regulations, so I just put the German link here.
I remember all too well being kicked out of the pokey hole in Basel when the owner died and the heirs had it sold.
I got 14 days to clear out.