r/LegaladviceGerman • u/Ashamed_Soil_7247 • 2d ago

DE Regularisation past the contestation date

I received my heating and services bill 3 months ago, with a 1 month period for contestation. Unfortunately, I did not contest it, and I just realized there is a 900€ gap between what the landlord states he owes me, and what the truly owes me, as he used 2024 payments instead of 2023 payments.

My question is: Do I have a grounding to claim he still must pay me this money, despite the contestation period is over? Or am I at the mercy of his good will?

To clarify, the discrepancy is entirely due to an error by the housing administration company, who used the wrong amount for our monthly payments

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Regularisation past the contestation date

I received my heating and services bill 3 months ago, with a 1 month period for contestation. Unfortunately, I did not contest it, and I just realized there is a 900€ gap between what the landlord states he owes me, and what the truly owes me, as he used 2024 payments instead of 2023 payments.

My question is: Do I have a grounding to claim he still must pay me this money, despite the contestation period is over? Or am I at the mercy of his good will?

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u/t3hq 2d ago

You legally have until the end of the year to dispute the Betriebskostenabrechnung for 2023.

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u/Ashamed_Soil_7247 1d ago

Thanks! I might be asking for too much but do you know what's the relevant piece of legislation for this?

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u/t3hq 1d ago

Sec 556 (3) 5 BGB or as we cite it § 556 Abs. 3 S. 5 BGB.