Occasional entry of neighbors’ cats into an apartment or onto a balcony

11 C 553/08Tribunal de première instance12 mai 2009Droit civilRejeté

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Résumé Omnilex

The plaintiffs sought relief against the occasional entry of other residents’ cats into their apartment or onto their balcony. The District Court Bonn dismissed the claim and ordered the plaintiffs to bear the costs. It held that residents of a multi-unit building generally must tolerate such occasional entry. An entitlement to restrict the interference arises only when the burden is excessive and exceeds the reasonable limit; the neighborly relationship also requires the affected resident to show consideration and accommodation. The decision’s annotation states that it was partly set aside by the Regional Court Bonn on 6 October 2009.

Regeste Omnilex

BGB §§ 823, 1004 and 242; occasional entry of a neighbor’s cat into another resident’s apartment or onto a balcony in a multi-unit building. Such interference is generally to be tolerated as part of the reciprocal obligations arising from the neighborly community relationship. A claim to restrict the interference requires a burden that is excessive and exceeds the threshold of reasonableness. In assessing that threshold, the affected resident must also exercise consideration and show a willingness to accommodate others. The decision does not establish an absolute right to prevent animals from entering; the decisive question is whether the particular interference imposes an unreasonable burden.

Texte intégral

Amtsgericht Bonn — 11 C 553/08 — Urteil

Entscheidungsdatum: 2009-05-12

Aktenzeichen: 11 C 553/08

ECLI: ECLI:DE:AGBN:2009:0512.11C553.08.00

Dokumenttyp: Urteil

Spruchkörper: 11. Zivilabteilung

Normen: BGB §§ 823, 1004, 242

Leitsätze

Auch in einem Mehrfamilienhaus ist es von den Bewohnern grundsätzlich zu dulden, wenn Katzen anderer Bewohner gelegentlich deren Wohnungen oder Balkone betreten.

Ein Anspruch auf Einschränkung derEinwirkung besteht nur bei übermäßiger, die Zumutbarkeitsgrenze überschreitender Belastung, wobei die Grundsätze des nachbarschaftsrechtlichen Gemeinschaftsverhältnisses es dem gestörten Bewohner abverlangen, gleichfalls Rücksicht zu nehmen und Entgegenkommen zu zeiten.

Anmerkung: Das Urteil wurde teilweise aufgehoben durch Berufungsurteil des LG Bonn vom 06.10.2009, Az. 8 S 142/09.

Tenor

Die Klage wird abgewiesen.

Die Kosten des Rechtsstreits tragen die Kläger.

Das Urteil ist vorläufig vollstreckbar.

Mots-clés

neighbor relationsnuisanceanimalsreasonablenessmutual consideration

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Omnilex

Whether the plaintiffs could require the defendant to prevent cats belonging to other residents from occasionally entering their apartment or balcony.

Occasional entry by neighbors’ cats must generally be tolerated; restrictions are justified only where the resulting burden is excessive and exceeds what is reasonable.

In a multi-unit building, the neighborly relationship requires residents both to show consideration and to accept reasonable accommodation. The stated circumstances did not establish an excessive burden.

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