Baukindergeld - Interpretation of the new funding guidelines

You can sue the KfW

I assume that they will correct this at short notice and change the "zwischen" to a "von" and then the matter will be settled.

What makes the whole thing even funnier:

According to the guidelines for the "Bayerische Baukindergeld Plus" and the "bayerische Eigenheimzulage," funding is possible when purchased by the daughter-in-law/son-in-law.

Explicitly not eligible for funding is only the acquisition by relatives of the first degree or the acquisition by "children."

The funny thing about this is that the Bayerische Baukindergeld Plus requires a positive approval notice from the KfW.... which you then do not get.

As far as I know, the phrase "Übertragung zwischen" is quite common and accepted in legal German. Presumably, one makes a fool of oneself if one tries to enforce or challenge anything based on the supposed formulation error.

Of course, the phrase "transfer between" is common.

So it makes no difference whether it says "transfer between father and son" or "transfer from father to son."

The addressees or the parties are basically the same.

But "transfer between relatives" is not the same as "transfer from relatives to a non-relative," but rather "transfer from one relative to another relative."

And when it is about several tens of thousands of euros in terms of interpretation, then such things should please be done and formulated correctly.

It is not about compulsively reviewing something.

I would just like an "official" answer or clarification.

If it is like that, then it is like that.

But the explanation given by the KfW specialists on the phone, to the question of what kind of relationship the acquisition "between relatives" involves, that there is both a kinship between parents-in-law and daughter-in-law as well as between the spouses and thus an acquisition "between relatives in the direct line" is naturally given, is somewhat ridiculous.

If such kinship relations existed, one would likely have a small incest problem.

I simply do not understand why such important matters are handled so carelessly.

You are thinking too narrowly, to be eligible for KfW a family with children must buy! So why should a son-in-law be able to buy from the parents-in-law whether there is a daughter.

And when it comes to interpretation involving several tens of thousands of euros, such things should also please be done and formulated correctly.

Certainly true. However, in legal science, there is not only interpretation according to the wording, but also, for example, teleological interpretation or systematic interpretation. A lawyer would probably say that it is quite obvious what is meant here and would dismiss a literal interpretation.