What to do after murder of landlord Uh, hallo! So I'm an…
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What to do after murder of landlord
Uh, hallo! So I'm an American who has been living in Germany for a few years now and a few weeks ago, someone came to my door and let me know that my landlord had passed away. This was quite surprising because he was pretty young and healthy, so I assumed it was something like a car accident or a sudden heart attack. However, a few days ago I finally stumbled upon a Bild article that explained the truth: my landlord had been stabbed to death by a tenant in a different building after an argument regarding money. It sounds like my landlord showed up to collect the rent and deposit money from a tenant that had moved in just a few days prior, an argument broke out between them, and the dude stabbed my landlord. The neighbors called the police but he was already dead by the time they showed up.
I wasn't questioned by the police at all, but it sounds like the suspect is in custody and they're sure he's the culprit. The last time I heard from my landlord was on May 2 and the Bild article was posted on May 16. Obviously if the police show up I'll share everything I know, but I doubt I'll be involved in the case at all.
So of course now I'm wondering what the hell I'm supposed to do in this situation. I understand that my rental contract is still valid as of right now. My Mietvertrag lists my deceased landlord's Bankverbindung which is where I intend to continue sending the rental payments. When he was alive, we had an agreement where I would send him part of the payment digitally and give him the rest in cash. But obviously, given the situation, he can't accept cash so I am planning to send the full amount to his bank account until I get some kind of indication to send it elsewhere.
The biggest problem now is that the plumbing in my apartment is not particularly good. The sewage system connected to my flat is clearly very small and so my landlord had to regularly clean it out. When I first moved in, there were multiple times where the sewage system was overloaded and sewage backed right into my apartment. My landlord did a decent enough job at dealing with all this, but now I'm stressed. I also have reason to believe that the sewage system is currently almost overloaded considering the nasty "glugging" sound every time I flush the toilet. Normally, I would text my landlord about this and he would empty the sewage system himself.
I wasn't a part of the local Mieterverein (I know, I know, shame on me) but I've begun the process to join it now. I believe I'll have to wait two weeks before I can request legal counsel. I also know that my landlord only owned my unit within this property so there is a Hausbesitzer that I can contact, if I ask my neighbors for his number.
So I'm wondering now what to do when it comes to sending rent and dealing with property issues. I know my landlord has a daughter so I assume she would probably be the person in line to inherit his various rental properties, but I'm not sure how long it takes for that kind of thing to be transferred over.
So does anyone have a similar experience here in Germany? Like, what the hell do you do in this awkward period before a new potential landlord takes over?
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Uh, hallo! So I'm an American who has been living in Germany for a few years now and a few weeks ago, someone came to my door and let me know that my landlord had passed away. This was quite surprising because he was pretty young and healthy, so I assumed it was something like a car accident or a sudden heart attack. However, a few days ago I finally stumbled upon a Bild article that explained the truth: my landlord had been stabbed to death by a tenant in a different building after an argument regarding money. It sounds like my landlord showed up to collect the rent and deposit money from a tenant that had moved in just a few days prior, an argument broke out between them, and the dude stabbed my landlord. The neighbors called the police but he was already dead by the time they showed up.
I wasn't questioned by the police at all, but it sounds like the suspect is in custody and they're sure he's the culprit. The last time I heard from my landlord was on May 2 and the Bild article was posted on May 16. Obviously if the police show up I'll share everything I know, but I doubt I'll be involved in the case at all.
So of course now I'm wondering what the hell I'm supposed to do in this situation. I understand that my rental contract is still valid as of right now. My Mietvertrag lists my deceased landlord's Bankverbindung which is where I intend to continue sending the rental payments. When he was alive, we had an agreement where I would send him part of the payment digitally and give him the rest in cash. But obviously, given the situation, he can't accept cash so I am planning to send the full amount to his bank account until I get some kind of indication to send it elsewhere.
The biggest problem now is that the plumbing in my apartment is not particularly good. The sewage system connected to my flat is clearly very small and so my landlord had to regularly clean it out. When I first moved in, there were multiple times where the sewage system was overloaded and sewage backed right into my apartment. My landlord did a decent enough job at dealing with all this, but now I'm stressed. I also have reason to believe that the sewage system is currently almost overloaded considering the nasty "glugging" sound every time I flush the toilet. Normally, I would text my landlord about this and he would empty the sewage system himself.
I wasn't a part of the local Mieterverein (I know, I know, shame on me) but I've begun the process to join it now. I believe I'll have to wait two weeks before I can request legal counsel. I also know that my landlord only owned my unit within this property so there is a Hausbesitzer that I can contact, if I ask my neighbors for his number.
So I'm wondering now what to do when it comes to sending rent and dealing with property issues. I know my landlord has a daughter so I assume she would probably be the person in line to inherit his various rental properties, but I'm not sure how long it takes for that kind of thing to be transferred over.
So does anyone have a similar experience here in Germany? Like, what the hell do you do in this awkward period before a new potential landlord takes over?
#local
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