As a rule, a tenant needs the permission of his landlord if he wants to accommodate people in his living space or sublet it. But what about war refugees? In Munich, this question should be clarified in court on Tuesday.
Munich (dpa / lby) – On Tuesday (8.30 a.m.) a judgment is to be announced before the Munich district court on whether a tenant can take in war refugees at home without the consent of his landlord. The process is about a 45-year-old tenant who, after the death of his wife, lives with his two children in a large house in Gräfelfing (Munich district) and took two Ukrainian women in there in mid-March, who have been living on the top floor since then. The landlords want to stop that.
In principle, tenants need the consent of the landlord if they want to sublet part of the rented living space or leave it to third parties free of charge. Under certain circumstances, however, tenants also have a right to this consent – namely if they can assert a “legitimate interest”. The process aims to clarify whether humanitarian aid represents such a “legitimate interest”. The Munich Tenants’ Association supports the 45-year-old and bears the costs of the process.
