Landlord takes on the cosmetic repairs – what does that mean?
Allowed — and in your favour.
The landlord takes on cosmetic repairs under this contract. Favourable to you — statutorily that's already the landlord's obligation (§ 535 para. 1 s. 2 BGB), but an explicit clause removes ambiguity.
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The law behind it
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