Enforce rent reduction in the case of construction noise

Annoying when construction workers and craftsmen make noise in the neighboring apartment or in the neighboring house from morning to night. As a tenant, however, you are by no means powerless. Construction noise can be a reason for a rent reduction. If the prerequisites for this are met, you can use the rent shorten until the construction noise stops.

When you can arrange a rent reduction due to construction noise

• The construction noise must be significant for the rent reduction to be justified. It is not enough for the neighbor to drill a few holes in the wall on the weekend. Even if you live next to a passionate do-it-yourselfer, some courts consider this construction noise to be acceptable.
• According to the law, the "usability" of the apartment must be limited. This is the case, for example, when you do not use certain rooms during the day or that window can't open.
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• When assessing how much construction noise you have to tolerate, it also depends on what the court regards as "local noise". If you live on a busy road, you may have to put up with that before A subway stop will be built on your doorstep - it looks different if you are in a quiet residential area Life.
• The rent reduction due to construction noise is excluded if it is foreseeable when you move in that it is noisy becomes: for example because you are moving to a new development area or the building in which you live is recognizable is in need of renovation.


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• It is not decisive for the rent reduction whether the landlord has an influence on the construction noise or not. The right to a rent reduction also exists if, for example, the public road in front of the house is renewed or the owner of the neighboring property is building.
• If you arrange for the rent to be reduced due to construction noise, you must notify your landlord in writing and explain the reasons. Then you can simply reduce the rental payment by a certain amount.
• Determining the amount of rent reduction due to construction noise is difficult and is also handled differently by courts. Tenants are awarded 10 to 20 percent for construction noise from the neighboring property; in the case of long-lasting, substantial construction work in the same house, courts have already considered up to 60 percent appropriate.