Draw up a letter to the landlord

Especially if your landlord is a private individual who might still be in the same house as you you should also write the commandments of courtesy in a formal letter or letter setting a deadline note.

Combine friendliness and clarity in writing

• Before you even write to your landlord, you should consider whether the situation could not be better clarified in a personal conversation. For example, if you live in the same house with your landlord or if he or she lives more often for other reasons see, a formal letter could inadvertently make a small problem bigger than it actually is is.
• You certainly don't want to be "snapped at" unfriendly in a letter. If a situation about which you want to complain to the landlord, for example, has been around for a long time continues, you have to be especially careful that you do not write about the goal in the first letter shoot out ".
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• Describe the situation as objectively as possible without getting into a list of grievances, if at all not about several grievances, but only about a single situation - for example the noise from the neighboring apartment - goes. If you then already list in the first letter how often and how much the neighbors were too loud, that doesn't make a good and compromise-ready impression either.
• Of course, a polite form of address and greeting should also be included in a letter to your landlord ("Dear Ms. / Mr. ...", "Sincerely").


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Make the matter clear to the landlord

• Especially if your landlord is a larger housing company, you often have to make your request very clear in a letter so that it is even noticed.
• Here you should especially make sure that you have the number of the apartment or State your rental agreement clearly at the beginning of the letter so that the letter can also be correctly assigned to a larger apartment management company.
• Depending on whether you are referring to a letter from your landlord in your letter, you should also include the landlord's file number.
• Also clearly indicate the date by which you would like to respond or reply. count on the elimination of the problem described.

Depending on who your landlord is, a letter to him can also be different. Regardless of whether it is a large housing association or a private person, you should, however, comply with the necessary formalities.