Homeowners Association: Duty to purchase solar power required

The real estate owner association Haus & Grund Hessen requires tenants to purchase solar power.

Due to high bureaucratic hurdles, many roofs on apartment buildings that are suitable for photovoltaic systems remained empty because the tenants were not obliged to buy the electricity, said managing director Younes Frank Ehrhardt.

“Because the purchase of tenant electricity cannot be linked to the rental agreement, the landlord runs the risk of losing the basis for the mostly longer-term financing of his system.

A completely unpractical regulation. "

Only the motivation that such systems - which are expensive to purchase - are worthwhile could induce owners across the board to decide in favor of the installation.

Currently, the landlord and tenant would have to conclude a separate contract, which could have a maximum term of twelve months, with the option of an extension for a further year.

Instead, Haus & Grund Hessen proposes an acceptance obligation for tenants.

You should therefore only pay a maximum of 90 percent of the local price for all the electricity consumed.

The landlord can bill the electricity consumed via the operating costs.