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Calculate the challenge deadline.
The deadline runs from the day the resolution is passed, not from when you receive the minutes. Anyone who waits for the minutes regularly loses three of their four weeks.
In short
An action to challenge a resolution (Anfechtungsklage) must be filed within one month of the resolution being passed, and the grounds must be submitted within two months of it (§ 45 WEG). Both are preclusive deadlines. The day of the meeting itself doesn’t count; if the deadline ends on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, it ends on the next working day instead.
The day of the owners’ meeting (Eigentümerversammlung). For a written resolution, the day the resolution was passed.
What counts are the public holidays where the competent local court sits, and that is the court for the district in which the property is located.
Enter the date of the resolution and both deadlines will appear here.
This calculator reflects the statutory method for computing deadlines and is not legal advice. What counts is the individual case, for example with written resolutions, several resolutions on one day, or reinstatement under §§ 233 ff. ZPO. Build in a buffer and don’t leave it to the last day.
Frequently asked questions about the challenge deadline
When does the challenge deadline start?
When the resolution is passed at the meeting. Receiving the minutes or the entry in the register of resolutions (Beschluss-Sammlung) does not move the start.
Why doesn’t the day of the meeting count?
It is an event-based deadline. Under § 187(1) BGB it starts on the day after the event; under § 188(2) BGB it ends at the end of the day in the target month whose number matches the day of the event.
What if that day doesn’t exist in the target month?
Then the deadline ends on the last day of that month. A resolution passed on 31 January therefore leads to a deadline on 28 or 29 February.
Why does the calculator ask for the federal state?
Because whether the deadline moves depends on the public holidays at the relevant place. The competent court is the local court (Amtsgericht) for the district where the property is located, so the holidays at the property’s location count.
Is it enough to file on the last day?
The deadline is met if the claim reaches the court in time and is served promptly afterwards (§ 167 ZPO). Delays the claimant is responsible for, such as an unpaid court fee advance, count against them. In practice, a buffer of two weeks is normal.
Who is the claim brought against?
Against the owners’ association (Gemeinschaft der Wohnungseigentümer) as a legal entity, represented by the manager. Not against the other owners and not against the manager personally.
Resolutions nobody needs to challenge.
If challenges have become routine in your association, it’s rarely the owners’ fault. We’ll look at your recent minutes and tell you what’s behind it.
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