Kiel tenant Fror for months: Who pays for water and heating?

Kiel tenant Fror for months: Who pays for water and heating?

In Kiel, the tenants in the ring road suffered from catastrophic conditions: since October 4, they have been without heating and water, after the owner, the NOx Capital Kiel No. 1 property, had not paid for the invoices at the municipal utilities since the beginning of the year. Despite timely additional costs of the tenants, the water was turned off and the heating fell completely. According to the municipal utility, the outstanding amount was a five -digit range - a situation that was unbearable for the tenants.

After the displeasure became loud on social media, the municipal utilities reacted and restored the water supply on Monday, but it was cold until Thursday. Edgar Selting, a affected tenant, sought publicly for those responsible: "Who is responsible for ensuring that we are sitting here without water and heating?" The question remains how tenants can legally secure themselves in such living situations. Experts from the Schleswig-Holstein Consumer Center advise to assert legal claims such as rent reduction or compensation in the event of water failure or heating problems. Details on the situation are in an article to be found at www.kn-online.de