Handover of keys at the beginning of the contract on Sunday

The keys must be handed over at the start of the contract at the latest

• Have you a rental contract agreed, the start of the contract is on the contractually agreed day. If this day coincidentally falls on a Sunday, the rental property must be handed over to you on that day.
• If you are now unsure about when the keys will be handed over, you should know that you must legally have access to the apartment from the beginning of the contract. This applies regardless of which day it is. The contractually agreed date is decisive, regardless of whether it is a Sunday or a public holiday.
• If the landlord is not a private person, but has an administrative company in between, so will the key cannot be given to you on Sundays as it is not open after office hours will. Then call in advance and ask if you can pick up the key personally on Friday or if they can arrange a handover appointment with you at the beginning of the rental agreement.
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• If the landlord refuses to give you the key at the beginning of the contract, he will be liable for damages and you can claim against him. This is then a breach of contract. However, you are obliged to reduce the resulting damage by informing the landlord in advance and agreeing when the handover should take place.

How to contact the landlord about the handover on Sunday

• If you notice after signing a rental agreement that the start of the contract is on Sunday, please contact the landlord in advance and discuss the handover of the keys.


Handover of the keys at the landlord - what you should pay attention to

Anyone who rents an apartment or terminates the lease and moves out must contact the ...

• In principle, you have the right to enter the apartment from 7 a.m. on the day the rental contract begins.
• If the landlord gives you the key in advance, you undertake not to enter the apartment at an earlier point in time.
• If the landlord refuses to give you the key for the appointment, inform him that you will be going to a hotel until he hands you the key.
• You can then offset the costs you incur with the first rental payment.
• It is certainly in the interest of your landlord to come to an agreement with you.