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# Sublease agreement

## Sublease agreement

<mark style="color:$info;">A sublease occurs when a tenant or representative of the tenant of a unit (apartment) sublets it in whole or in part to a third party (subtenant). The tenant remains the landlord's official contractual partner and continues to bear all obligations arising from the concluded tenancy agreement - e.g. obligations regarding rent payment and responsibility for any damage. These obligations also apply to damage caused by a subtenant to the rental property.</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">In principle, tenants can sublet their apartment, but in most cases they need the</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**Approval from your landlord**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">(§§ 540, 553 BGB). This is also agreed in the Immodio tenancy agreement.</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">A unit can be sublet permanently or temporarily and in whole or in part.</mark>

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<summary><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Whole unit vs partial sublease of unit</strong></mark></summary>

<mark style="color:$info;">Tenants have the option to rent a unit either</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">**whole**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">or</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">**partly**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">sublet:</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">**Entire unit:**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">If the entire unit (apartment) is sublet and the tenant no longer lives there, they will definitely need the</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**consent Landlord**</mark><mark style="color:$info;">. If the tenant sublets an apartment without the necessary approval, he is breaching his contractual obligations and risks the landlord being able to terminate the tenancy. According to Section 573 Paragraph 2 No. 1 BGB, an unauthorized subletting can constitute an important reason for termination by the landlord.</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">**Partial subletting of the unit:**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">If a tenant continues to live in the unit and only sublets one or more rooms, the landlord can obtain permission for this in accordance with Section 553 BGB Paragraph 1 Sentence 1</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">**do not refuse outright**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">if there is a legitimate interest (e.g. financial or personal reasons).</mark>

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<summary><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Temporary vs. permanent subletting</strong></mark></summary>

* <mark style="color:$info;">**Permanent:**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">The tenant leaves the unit or parts of the unit to a subtenant for a longer period of time or indefinitely.</mark>
* <mark style="color:$info;">**Temporary:**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">The tenant rents the unit or parts of the unit only temporarily, e.g. B. for a few months during your own stay abroad.</mark>

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<summary><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Subletting to tourists</strong></mark></summary>

<mark style="color:$info;">Important: The</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**unauthorized transfer of the apartment to third parties**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">can be an important reason for a</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**termination without notice by the landlord**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">sein</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">**(Section 543 Para. 2 No. 2 BGB).**</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">In particular the</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**Renting to tourists as a holiday apartment**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">does not fall under normal subletting and is inadmissible even if the tenant has a general permission available for subletting.</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">The</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**Federal Court of Justice (BGH)**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">has decided that a</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">**tourist rental**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">differs significantly from a long-term sublease and therefore requires a</mark> <mark style="color:$info;"></mark><mark style="color:$info;">**separate consent of the Landlord's**</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">XTAG25QXZ is required</mark>

<mark style="color:$info;">**More information about the verdict:**</mark>\
[<mark style="color:$info;">BGH, judgment of January 8, 2014 - VIII ZR 210/13</mark>](https://juris.bundesgerichtshof.de/cgi-bin/rechtsprechung/document.py?Gericht=bgh\&Art=en\&nr=66637\&pos=0\&anz=1)

<mark style="color:$info;">To avoid legal consequences, a tenant should obtain the landlord's express consent before any intended subletting to tourists.</mark>

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