Law regulating housing brokerage
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law regulating housing brokerage |
| Short title: | Housing Agency Act (not official) |
| Abbreviation: | WoVermRG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Private law |
| References : | 402-24-8-1 |
| Issued on: | November 4, 1971 ( BGBl. I p. 1745, 1747 ) |
| Entry into force on: | November 10, 1971 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 3 G of April 21, 2015 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 610, 611 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 1, 2015 (Art. 4 G of April 21, 2015) |
| GESTA : | C031 |
| Weblink: | Text of the WoVermRG |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The law regulating housing brokerage (Housing Brokerage Act) is a German law that regulates the activity of brokers in the area of brokering (rental) contracts for living space . In particular, it includes regulations on the action of a broker, on the permissibility and amount of the commission (maximum of two monthly rents plus statutory sales tax) as well as formal requirements for apartment offers. Violations of individual regulations constitute an administrative offense that can be punished with a fine.
Since June 1, 2015, the ordering principle has been in effect , according to which the agent pays the brokerage commission.
The law was enacted in 1971 as Art. 9 of the law to improve tenancy law and to limit rent increases and to regulate engineering and architectural services (Federal Law Gazette 1971 I p. 1745, 1747).
literature
- Detlev Fischer: The development of brokerage law since 2003 , in: NJW 2007, 3107–3112.
- Hans-Eberhard Langemaack: Brokerage contract law as reflected in current supreme court case law - On the way to becoming an “expert in the real estate industry” , in: NZM 2008, 18–23.
- Falk Schulz: WoVermG - Commentary , 1st edition 2010, ISBN 978-3-8028-0574-5
