Mitwohnzentrale
Mitwohnzentralen are agencies for temporary furnished living space .
history
The idea of the Mitwohnzentrale was invented and offered on the market for the first time in the late 1980s in Berlin . Within just one year, in 1988, a roommate center was founded in every major German city. Today in Germany there are several shared accommodation centers in all large cities and in medium-sized towns at least one. In addition, similar facilities were opened in almost every European country, some even with the German name “Mitwohnzentrale”.
The original idea of "co-living", that is, subletting a room as a guest or flat share room in your own apartment or completely subletting your own apartment, for example for a stay abroad, quickly became the real need due to the dynamics of the market Adjusted supply and demand. So many landlords were given the idea of furnishing their living space. On the other hand, many companies and institutions have become aware of the price advantage and prefer to accommodate their employees in private apartments instead of in pensions and hotels for longer stays . The fees incurred for the shared accommodation are quickly amortized.
In terms of commercial status, Mitwohnzentralen are - at least in Germany - real estate agents , but they specialize as brokerage companies for furnished rooms , flats , apartments and houses for a mostly limited rental period.
In contrast to conventional real estate agents, the brokerage commissions are graded according to the useful life.
Mitwohnzentralen are therefore particularly interesting for companies, interns, young professionals and probationary graduates, fitters, guest lecturers, temporary and seasonal workers, etc. who want inexpensive furnished accommodation in someone else's home for a limited period of time, usually one to several months or even one to two years City need.
In addition, there are shared accommodation centers whose offerings can also be viewed as travel agencies . These then arrange accommodation for tourists and thus offer an alternative to the local hotel offer.
The German market is predominantly dominated by two commercial interest groups of equal size.
Legal dispute over www.mitwohnzentrale.de
In Germany, the multi-year court proceedings over the contentious use of the Internet domain www.mitwohnzentrale.de attracted supraregional and cross-sector attention , as this was tantamount to a model trial. One association wanted to prohibit the other from using this domain on the grounds that Mitwohnzentrale as a generic term could not be protected. If the plaintiff had been right, a gigantic wave of lawsuits would have been expected, as many companies, including those listed on the stock exchange, would have been affected. The last instance, the Federal Court of Justice, decided in 2001 who first secures such a domain can also enjoy the rights to such a name. The rights holder only needs to point out that the rights holder and his privileged co-users of this Internet domain are not representative of the respective industry and that there are other providers of this business area.
literature
- Detlef Kröger, Claas Hanken: Casebook Internet Law: Case Law on Internet Law. Springer-Verlag 2013, ISBN 3-642-1901-11 , p. 132 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Köhler, Thomas Fetzer: Köhler / Fetzer, Law of the Internet Law on the [point]. CF Müller 2016, ISBN 3-811-4426-51 , p. 32.