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Legally Sound Billing, Sources of Error, and Current Case Law for Professionals

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This training is held in German.
The calculation of operating costs for residential properties is a central and frequently contentious issue in tenancy law—for landlords and tenants alike. A correct and legally sound calculation requires in-depth knowledge of apportionable costs, legal principles, and common sources of error. Drawing on numerous real-world cases and recent court rulings, this advanced seminar will teach you how to confidently prepare and review operating cost statements while avoiding potential disputes. You’ll learn about the relevant pitfalls and take practical solutions back with you to apply in your daily work.

Contents

  • Operating costs.
  • Exceptions.
  • Land costs.
  • Property Tax Reform.
  • Maintenance and Repair Costs.
  • Payment obligations.
  • Interesting court rulings related to operating costs.
  • Allocation Keys in Practice.
  • Heating and hot water costs.
  • Formal and substantive errors in the operating cost statement.
  • Auditability & Access to Supporting Documents.
  • Insurance as operating expenses. 
  • Janitors & service providers. 
  • Cost-Effectiveness Proposal.
  • Operating Costs for Modern Housing Types.
  • Digitization of operating cost billing. 
  • Hands-on workshop.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

In this training session, you training :

  • To bill operating costs in a legally compliant manner and verify them correctly.
  • Apply allocation formulas appropriately to the situation and avoid common sources of error.
  • Identify and correct formal and substantive errors in statements of account.
  • Ensure strict compliance with deadlines, statutes of limitations, and the principle of economic efficiency.
  • Dealing with modern challenges such as photovoltaics, heat pumps, and smart metering.
  • Implementing the digitization of operating cost accounting in a practical way.

Methods

Trainer input, numerous practical cases, discussion, exchange of experience.

Recommended for

Property managers, employees of property management firms and housing companies, real estate agents, advisory board members, employees in the real estate departments of banks and insurance companies, employees of publicly or cooperatively managed properties, as well as employees of housing cooperatives who already have experience in operating cost accounting and wish to specifically advance their knowledge to a higher level.

Prerequisites:

A solid understanding of operating cost accounting, as well as practical experience in preparing and reviewing statements, is required. The training on the knowledge gained in the introductory seminar “Operating Cost Accounting for Residential Properties” and expands on it through complex real-world cases and current case law.

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23.09.2026
Frankfurt a. M./Oberursel
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Wednesday, 23.09.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

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20.04.2027
Berlin
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Tuesday, April 20, 2027

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