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DIE PRESSE-Gastbeitrag zur Geschäftsraummiete: Die gesetzlich vorgesehene Mietzinsreduktion wegen Unbrauchbarkeit hat ihre Tücken

Mietverhältnisse in Zeiten der Corona-Seuche – ein Dickicht mit Tücken!

Die Botschaft an alle von den verordneten Geschäftssperren und Ausgangsbeschränkungen betroffenen Unternehmer zieht als Lichtblick in dunklen Krisenzeiten durch die Medien: Gemäß § 1104 f ABGB entfällt der Mietzins (teilweise), wenn der Mieter seine Mieträume „wegen auĂźerordentlicher Zufälle“, z. B. „Feuer, Krieg oder Seuche“ (teilweise) nicht nutzen kann. Geschäftsraummieter dĂĽrfen den Mietzins fĂĽr die betroffenen…

DIE PRESSE Features KNOETZL Guest Article on the Rent of Unusable Business Premises: The Many Pitfalls of Statutory Rent Reduction

High vigilance required for business tenancies in times of the Corona epidemic

This message to all businesses affected by the imposed closures and curfews is a ray of hope in a dark time of crisis: According to § 1104 f ABGB (Austrian Civil Code), rental fees are (partially) waived if the tenant cannot (partially) use the rented premises “due to extraordinary circumstance”, e.g. “fire, war or an…

UPDATE: Impact of COVID-19 on Court Cases

  UPDATE: Further information on the impact of COVID-19 on the non-performance of businesses UPDATE 26/03/2020:  The bill effectively suspending most legal actions except in cases of utmost urgency has been passed by Austrian Parliament and its measures are currently in effect. View the bill in German here.     ORIGINAL POST 19/03/2020: To curb the spread of…

“Product Liability“ for Dangerous Advice?

An Austrian tabloid recently published the following remedy to “relieve rheumatic pain” in its Healthy Living column: “Freshly grated horseradish can help to reduce the pain caused by rheumatism. The affected areas are first rubbed with vegetable oil or lard, then the grated horseradish is placed on top and pressed. This can be left on…




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