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Short articles on questions that keep coming up in practice. Some of it is new, some has been in the law all along and is still hardly known.

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Roof and balcony repairs: can the property manager commission them without a vote?

Repairs costing 530,000 euros, commissioned without a vote of the owners. The Supreme Court saw no reason to intervene. What matters.

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Saved Land Register fees? When you may have to pay back up to 11,500 euros

Anyone who paid no Land Register fees when buying their own home saved up to around 11,500 euros. Anyone who sells, moves out or lets the property within five years will usually have to pay the money back.

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Bought an apartment with a tenant: Can I give notice to move in myself?

Anyone who buys a let apartment takes over the lease. As a rule, they can give notice for personal use no earlier than ten years after the purchase.

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The maintenance reserve when selling an apartment: who does it belong to?

Anyone selling a condominium apartment is not paid out their share of the maintenance reserve. For the buyer, its level is one of the most important figures.

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Air conditioning in a condominium apartment: do I need the consent of the other owners?

For an outdoor unit on the façade, neither a majority resolution nor the silence of the other owners is usually enough.

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New renovation obligation for non-residential buildings in Vienna

Since the middle of July, a sale, a letting or a gift can trigger an obligation to renovate in Vienna. Office and retail buildings with poor energy performance are affected.

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Purchase offer for property: when does it become binding?

A purchase offer is not a non-binding expression of interest. Whoever signs one is often already bound.

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