I'm a total decoration aunt and decorate the stairwell depending on the season - for example with a door wreath and at Christmas with fairy lights. My neighbor always grumbles about it because he thinks it's tacky,
reports user Monika T. from Leipzig and asks: "Is he allowed to forbid me to do that under tenancy law?"
It's hard to believe, but it's true: fellow tenants and even landlords get upset about things like this all the time.
In a similar case on tenancy law, the Hamburg Regional Court ruled (case no. 333 S 11/15): Tenants are allowed to put a sign on the outside of their apartment door that says "Welcome". As a rule, such a greeting does not make the stairwell more difficult to use. A landlady had filed a complaint. She wanted to ban all decorations because the apartment would allegedly be easier to let with an undecorated hallway. The court sided with the tenant. However, the tenancy law ruling should not be seen as a carte blanche for excessive decoration. Anyone who wants to put plants in the stairwell, for example, should make absolutely sure that escape and rescue routes remain clear .