Common use of Defects of the Rental Property Clause in Contracts

Defects of the Rental Property. 1. The tenant is obliged to notify the landlord of hazards and defects that are present at the handover in the handover record or if these hazards or defects only occur during the course of the rental period, immediately report them in writing. 2. If a defect already exists at the beginning of the tenancy and the tenant does not notify the landlord, the tenant loses his defect claims if he culpably fails to report unless the defect was fraudulently concealed by the landlord. 3. In particular, the tenant is at fault for not reporting a defect if the defect is readily apparent to everyone. 4. The tenant is liable to the landlord for any culpably omitted or delayed notification pursuant to § 536c section 2 BGB. The same applies to a culpably incorrect notification. 5. For a period of three months a reduction of suitability is disregarded as far as it occurs due to a measure that serves an energy-efficient modernization in accordance with § 555b no. 1

Defects of the Rental Property. 1. The tenant is obliged to notify the landlord of hazards and defects that are present at the handover in the handover record or if these hazards or defects only occur during the course of the rental period, immediately report them in writing. 2. If a defect already exists at the beginning of the tenancy and the tenant does not notify the landlord, the tenant loses his defect claims if he culpably fails to report unless the defect was fraudulently concealed by the landlord. 3. In particular, the tenant is at fault for not reporting a defect if the defect is readily apparent to everyone. 4. The tenant is liable to the landlord for any culpably omitted or delayed notification pursuant to § 536c section 2 BGB. The same applies to a culpably incorrect notification. 5. For a period of three months a reduction of suitability is disregarded as far as it occurs due to a measure that serves an energy-efficient modernization in accordance with § 555b nonumber 1 BGB. 6. 1There is a statutory warranty right under the provisions of the BGB.