Construction progress: Duplex with WU basement and developed attic

It is better for underfloor heating anyway than to lay it floating

It's better for underfloor heating anyway than to lay it as a floating floor

Exactly. We just wanted slightly thinner parquet because of the underfloor heating, but now it will be 13mm.

Since we will be laying the same tiles throughout the house on all floors and in all rooms, that might actually be easier to implement.

Wow, I've never heard that before. But if they are nice, why not....

GU had informed me that there were no alternatives and once again threatened a construction stop if I did not agree to the height difference in writing. This once again proves his ignorance. I am curious whether he will inform me of a decision today. He had an appointment with his lawyer yesterday. If the lawyer advised him to risk it, it will get really "funny."
I also received mail yesterday from my lawyer regarding the lawsuit against GU1: an invoice for the application for enforcement of the settlement, €1,600. This means we have to pay for this document, which is worthless (GU1 should have paid us €130,000 for completion if he hadn’t dissolved his GmbH), as well as the resulting court costs because the successor company that should actually pay this is untraceable. What was that about concrete boots? For GU1, not for the lawyer. Although???? The decision was dated 12.02.2020; if the lawyer had applied for enforcement 2 months earlier or the decision had been issued before 31.12.2019, GU1 would have had to pay. Yes, yes, could have .... would have ....
There was also another matter: During the settlement negotiations, which dragged on from May 2019 to September 2019, I naturally dealt a lot with the legal situation and informed myself. For example, I found out that for construction contracts after 01.01.2018 the contractor must provide a performance bond. Our contract did not include one. So I informed our lawyer about this. He initially denied it. I provided him with the relevant documents and was right. Providing a performance bond became part of the settlement. When it was then to be drawn in 2020 due to non-fulfillment of the contract and the settlement, the lawyer said he was now retired and basically does nothing anymore, but he would still take care of it. ....... And we received an invoice for €1,300. I just don’t know what for.

I have just taken another look at the timeline: The comparison was closed on 19.09.2019. It soon became clear that GU1 would not comply with it. On 17.12.2019, Anwalt1 filed an application for enforcement and advance payment of nearly €130,000 in additional completion costs at the district court.

On 15.01.2020, there was supposed to be a construction progress and defect assessment on site with the participants GU1 and his lawyer, myself, and our construction consultant. Of course, GU1 did not show up. His lawyer informed us that GU1 had sold the company, which was now called xyz Bauunternehmung, and a representative of the new company would come to the appointment, which did not happen.

On 20.01.2020, GU1's lawyer requested an extension from the district court for the deadline expiring on 20.01.2020 for a statement by three weeks until and including 10.02.2020, which was granted. On 10.02.2020, GU1's lawyer informed that she had withdrawn her mandate.

On 12.02.2020, the district court of Leipzig issued the order that the company xyz has to pay us €129,062.00 as an advance payment.

When RA1 conveyed this information to me and I did not burst into jubilation, he said he had expected a bit more enthusiasm. I wonder why. We both knew by then that this was now worthless.

Now comes this bill. After a year!

Looking at the sequence of events now, as I have gone through the documents again, I get so angry. We have been completely fooled here.

After being absolutely frustrated yesterday evening, I did a bit of "reflection," not on myself, but on the matter itself, and came to the conclusion that things cannot continue like this. Since GU2 let the 3rd and final deadline for a decision expire yesterday and instead his lawyer informed me by email that GU2 had commissioned him to provide a statement, but for technical reasons he could not send it to me (which I do not understand), my patience ran out and I informed GU2 that I now only accept the termination. Then I located my architect from 20 years ago and arranged an appointment with her for Sunday.