A tenant due to the defective mains mitigated defeat for lessor In this case the rent in his apartment. The simultaneous use of two home appliances such as washing machine and toaster was no longer able, without thereby suddenly sitting in the dark. With the reduction in rent, his landlady was however not agree, because she specifically had included a clause in this case in the lease and moved in court. The consumer portal preisvergleich.de reports, as was decided in the dispute over the power grid. After the complaint in the District Court of Neuss was rejected, turned the lessor at the District Court of Dusseldorf. This handed the case. Because in the rental agreement of 1985 was been arrested, that the tenant had to bear the costs of a restoration of the electricity network in the apartment itself, should this overloaded by operating household appliances are. The case was now before the Federal Supreme Court finally decided: the tenants have a right to an adequate security of supply.

A situation in a simultaneous operation of Washing machine and coffee machine which paralyses electricity of throughout the apartment, was unreasonable. Also, the seen of the costs of remediation for the energy grid on the tenant constitutes 307 of the civil code to an inappropriate deprivation of the lessee in accordance with clause. Even if the power supply by connecting appliances failed. Such clauses in the contract are not permitted. More information: service/press contact: Lisa Neumann University first media GmbH barefoot streets 12 04109 Leipzig Tel: + 49/341/49288-240 fax: + 49/341/49288-59