No annual operating-cost statement in the contract – allowed?
Risky — the clause disadvantages you and is worth challenging.
The landlord must provide annual operating cost statements (§556 para. 3 BGB).
What you can do next
Insist on an annual Betriebskosten accounting.
The law behind it
BGH VIII ZR 107/08 · 2009-01-14
Operating cost statement must be delivered within 12 months after the end of the accounting period.
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