Civil law
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Civil law affects everyday life. A purchase, contract, apartment, contractor’s work, or loss may give rise to differing views about rights, obligations, or monetary claims, making legal clarification necessary.
The firm advises and represents clients in civil-law matters with a clear focus on economically sound solutions. Our priorities are an understandable assessment of the legal position, decisive out-of-court representation of our clients’ interests, and—when necessary—the prosecution or defense of claims in court.
Whether the matter involves a defective used car, a living-room cabinet that was never delivered, disputes concerning a rental apartment, or problems with construction or contractor work, the decisive factors are often the contract documents, communications between the parties, and timely preservation of evidence. In construction and contracts for work and services, it is particularly important to define the scope of the contractually required performance and to address defects, acceptance, and compensation properly.
Civil law
Typical Civil Law Matters
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Sales Law and Consumer Contracts
Defects in vehicles, furniture, appliances, or other goods; delivery and payment; repair or replacement, price reductions, rescission, cancellation, and damages. Sales disputes range from personal property to real estate purchases and often turn on whether a defect exists and what remedies follow from it.
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Lease Law and Housing
Defects in leased premises, rent reductions, operating costs, security deposits, termination, eviction, cosmetic repairs, and claims arising when an apartment is returned. Common issues in residential leases also include rent, additional charges, maintenance, and liability for defects.
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Private Construction Law and Contracts for Work and Services
Construction defects, rehabilitation and renovation work, contractor services, acceptance, contract payments, change orders, correction of defects, and damages. Private construction law includes, among other things, construction contracts, consumer construction contracts, and contracts with architects, engineers, and developers.
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General Contract Law
Review, drafting, and administration of contracts; breaches of contract, termination, rescission, avoidance, statutes of limitation, and contract interpretation. Civil-law disputes typically arise between parties of equal legal standing under contracts or statutory obligations.
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Payment Claims and Debt Collection
Unpaid invoices, payment demands, late payment, installment agreements, order-for-payment proceedings, litigation, and judgment enforcement. For undisputed payment claims, an order-for-payment proceeding may be an appropriate way to obtain an enforceable title.
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Damages and Motor Vehicle Accidents
Property damage, loss of use, damages for pain and suffering, apportionment of liability, contributory negligence, and correspondence with insurers. Motor vehicle accidents and damages claims are typical civil-law matters.
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Neighboring-Property Disputes and Property Rights
Disputes involving property boundaries, noise, plantings, encroachments, access roads, interference, and claims for compensation. Neighbor disputes are often shaped by the parties’ close physical proximity and significant personal stress.
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Condominium Ownership Law
Disputes within a condominium association, with the property manager, or concerning rights and obligations relating to the common elements. Condominium ownership law is also treated as a distinct legal field in the court system’s classification of subject-matter jurisdiction.
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