Guides for property managers

Recording evidence before refurbishment in Germany: the duty to tolerate under §§ 555a, 555d BGB, notice under § 555c BGB, and why to record every unit first.

Documenting vacancy between two tenants in Germany: what the owner wants to see, what building insurance can require, and why it is the next move-in condition.

Flat handovers by a caretaker or service provider in Germany: authority under § 164 BGB, one fixed procedure per unit, and what must be recorded so it holds up.

What to do before, during and after the Abnahme (move-out inspection): records, procedure, deadlines, and the one entry that can bar all your claims.

A property manager's documentation duties: informing, accounting and handing over to the owner (§§ 666, 667 BGB), and why handover records belong to the owner.

Kaution statements without disputes: filter out wear, charge the current value not the replacement price, keep the deadlines, and every item holds.

Tenant turnover step by step: pre-inspection, return, deposit statement and re-letting, with every deadline that runs for a property manager.

One standard across the portfolio: what every handover record must contain, who has to prove what, and the deadlines that run for property managers.

Paper, phone photos or one uniform process: what digitising the handover really delivers for property managers. A standard per unit, a findable file, data protection.