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Reporting defects to your landlord (Mängelanzeige): template
Mould, a broken heating system, leaking windows: report the defect in writing and set a deadline. The template contains the wording that matters.
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Notice of defectsMängelanzeige
Defect reportMängelmeldung
Request to remedy the defectAufforderung zur Mängelbeseitigung
Sender (tenant)Absender (Mieter)
Recipient (landlord)Empfänger (Vermieter)
DefectMangel
Dear Sir or Madam,Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
I hereby report the defect in my apartment described above and request that you remedy it by at the latest.ich zeige hiermit den oben beschriebenen Mangel in meiner Wohnung an und fordere Sie auf, diesen bis spätestens zum zu beseitigen.
If the defect has not been remedied by that date, I reserve the right to reduce the rent appropriately and to have the repair carried out at the landlord's expense.Sollte bis zu diesem Datum keine Mängelbeseitigung erfolgen, behalte ich mir vor, die Miete angemessen zu mindern sowie auf Kosten des Vermieters Ersatzvornahme zu veranlassen.
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