Structural change in the WEG: consent, resolution and your rights

In an owners' community you need a resolution of the meeting for many structural changes to the common property. For certain measures, such as a charging option for an electric car or a barrier-free conversion, you even have an entitlement to permission.

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For privileged measures such as charging infrastructure (wallbox), barrier-free conversion, burglary protection and a fiber-optic connection, there is an entitlement to a permitting measure (§ 20 WEG).

Other structural changes require a resolution. Who bears the costs and who may use the change is determined by the WEG rules and the resolution.

What you should do now

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1. Classify the measure
Clarify whether it concerns common or special property and whether your measure is among the privileged projects.
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2. Application to the meeting
Submit a specific application with a description, execution and cost bearer to the next owners' meeting.
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3. Bring about a resolution
Have the measure voted on. For privileged projects the permission can, if necessary, be enforced by lawsuit.
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4. Act against faulty resolutions
If your entitlement is refused or a resolution is passed with errors, contesting within the one-month deadline comes into consideration.

How to spot the scam

A neighbor builds on the common property without a resolution.
A wallbox is refused to you across the board.
Cost allocation is decided without a clear basis.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a resolution for a wallbox?

You are entitled to have the community permit the charging option (§ 20 WEG). The meeting decides on the 'how' of the execution, but the measure itself cannot be refused to you without cause.

What if a neighbor converts without a resolution?

Structural changes to the common property without the required resolution can be prohibited and demanded to be reversed. Turn to the administrator and the community and document the measure.

Who pays for a structural change?

As a rule, whoever demands and uses the measure bears the costs. For measures that benefit everyone or are broadly resolved, the cost allocation can turn out differently. Decisive is the resolution and the WEG.

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