General rental conditions
- Contract conclusion
The rental agreement is binding when the tenant receives a written confirmation from the landlord and the agreed deposit is received by the landlord within 14 days of confirmation by the landlord.
The holiday home is rented to the tenant for the specified contract duration exclusively for vacation purposes and may only be occupied by the specified maximum number of persons.
- Deposit and final payment
A deposit of 20% of the total price must be made to conclude the contract. Upon receipt of this payment by the landlord, the rental agreement becomes binding for both parties.
The final payment is to be made no later than 7 days before the start of the rental period.
- Rental price and additional costs
The agreed rental price includes all flat-rate additional costs for electricity, heating, and water.
Additional mandatory costs that are added to the rental price upon each contract conclusion are the final cleaning fee and the deposit.
If both contracting parties have expressly agreed on an additional service (intermediate cleaning), the costs for this will be charged separately.
- Deposit
A deposit of €100 is required per rental agreement and house. The tenant pays the deposit to the landlord as security for the provided furnishings and equipment. The deposit is to be paid together with the final payment and is not interest-bearing. It will be refunded to the tenant no later than 5 days after the end of the rental relationship by the landlord.
- Withdrawal by the tenant
The tenant can withdraw from the rental agreement before the start of the rental period by written declaration to the landlord. The time of receipt of the withdrawal declaration by the landlord is decisive.
If the tenant withdraws from the rental agreement, they must pay a flat-rate compensation for the expenses already incurred by the landlord and the lost profit in the following amounts:
Withdrawal up to 30 days before the start of the rental period: the deposit of 20% of the total rental price will be retained by the landlord.
Withdrawal thereafter and in case of no-show: The tenant must pay 80% of the total rental price to the landlord.
If the deposit has already been paid to the landlord, it will be refunded in any case.
The tenant can name a replacement tenant when withdrawing from the contract, who is willing to enter into the existing contractual relationship in their place.
The landlord can object to the entry of the third party if they appear economically or personally unreliable.
If a third party enters the rental agreement, they and the previous tenant are jointly liable to the landlord for the rental price and any additional costs arising from the entry of the third party.
The landlord is obliged to rent out an unclaimed accommodation to others in good faith and must offset the savings against the cancellation fees claimed by them.
The tenant is advised to take out travel cancellation insurance.
- Termination by the landlord
The landlord can terminate the contractual relationship before or after the start of the rental period without notice if the tenant fails to make the agreed payments (deposit, final payment, and deposit, etc.) in a timely manner despite prior reminders or otherwise behaves in such a way that the landlord cannot reasonably expect to continue the contractual relationship. In this case, the landlord can demand compensation from the tenant for the expenses incurred up to the termination and the lost profit.
- Termination of the contract due to extraordinary circumstances
The rental agreement can be terminated by both parties if the fulfillment of the contract is significantly impeded, endangered, or impaired due to unforeseeable force majeure at the time of contract conclusion. Both contracting parties are released from their contractual obligations. However, they must reimburse the other contracting party for any services already rendered.
- Rental duration/Inventory list
On the day of arrival, the landlord will make the rental object available to the tenant between 3 PM and 5 PM in a contractually compliant condition. If arrival occurs later, the tenant should inform the landlord.
The tenant is requested to check the inventory list located in the rental object immediately after their arrival and to report any discrepancies to the landlord or the contact person designated by them by the day following arrival at the latest.
On the day of departure, the tenant will hand over the rental object to the landlord in a broom-clean condition by no later than 10:00 AM. The tenant must also complete the following tasks: washing the dishes, stripping the beds, emptying the trash cans.
- Tenant's obligations
The tenant agrees to treat the rental object and its inventory with all due care. The tenant is liable for any culpable damage to furnishings, rental rooms, or the building, as well as to the facilities belonging to the rental rooms or the building, if and to the extent that they were caused by the tenant or their accompanying persons or visitors.
Any damages occurring in the rental rooms must be reported immediately to the landlord or the contact person designated by them (property management) unless the tenant is themselves obliged to remedy them. The tenant is liable for any consequential damages caused by failure to report in a timely manner.
No waste, ash, harmful liquids, or similar may be thrown or poured into sinks, drainage basins, and toilets. If blockages occur in the sewage pipes due to non-compliance with these regulations, the perpetrator bears the costs of repair.
In the event of any disturbances to the systems and facilities of the rental object, the tenant is obliged to inform the landlord or, if applicable, the property management about any defects in the rental property without delay. If the tenant fails to make this report, they have no claims for non-fulfillment of the contractual services (in particular, no claims for rent reduction).
- Landlord's liability
The landlord is liable for the accuracy of the description of the rental object and is obliged to provide the contractually agreed services properly and to maintain them throughout the entire rental period. The landlord is not liable according to §536a BGB. The landlord's liability for property damage from tort is excluded unless it is based on intentional or grossly negligent behavior.
