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Dispute over garages: Templin is planning new contracts – citizens are horrified!
Templin is planning new usage contracts for garage owners on city property, which is motivating citizens to protest.
Dispute over garages: Templin is planning new contracts – citizens are horrified!
In Templin, the mood among garage owners is at a boiling point. The city administration has announced that it will terminate all existing usage contracts on December 31, 2025 and offer new rental contracts. This comes as part of a major legal change aimed at unifying ownership of garages and the land associated with them. This reorganization is perceived by many of those affected as compulsory expropriation, as many users have already invested considerable sums in purchasing and maintaining their garages. A concerned citizen expressed at the city parliament meeting that these measures seemed “as if one were being pushed into compulsory expropriation”. nordkurier.de reported.
Legal relationships and rental agreements
A similar regulation applies in the neighboring municipality of Schönebeck (Elbe). Here, the building committee had already begun the legal transition to rental agreements for garages on municipal land in June 2022. This was made necessary by the Law of Obligations Adjustment Act, which protects the rights of former GDR users, but at the same time regulates the transfer of ownership of garages to the city. According to the city administration, around 80% of the garages are now owned by the city, also because many users have canceled their existing contracts. The city of Schönebeck plans to gradually implement the new rental agreements until the end of 2024, with the rent depending on the quality and condition of the respective garage. However, there are no plans to demolish or sell the garages, as shown schoenebeck.de is explained.
The measures in both cities are not only legally complex, but are also causing massive resentment among those affected, who feel betrayed by the city administration's decisions. The resistance of the garage owners in Templin and the administrative changes in Schönebeck lead to major questions about property rights, financial burdens and the future management of the garage facilities.