Huge problem with condensation on the window

Thank you all for the quick responses and advice, I will start trying them out immediately. I was not aware that it is very important to heat consistently in all rooms ops: hopefully this helps!

You will see, that helps. And it probably won't result in a 1300,- back payment for heating costs.

Additionally, get yourself a Kärcher window vacuum and consistently suck away the moisture on the windows. For us, this is the measure we take when we dry laundry in the bathroom in winter. Water settles on the windows and is sucked away there.

Sylvia

I suppose as a student, you probably won’t be in such a great financial position to necessarily have to buy a Kärcher window vacuum for €60. I think a simple squeegee for €3, a cloth, and a bucket/bowl will do just as well. That might be a bit more cumbersome, but it protects the budget.

Hello Dirk,

I would recommend that you openly address the problems with the landlord; according to the rental agreement, you are probably even obliged to do so.

No question!

In my reply, I imagined if I, as a landlord, had been called to such an "apartment"; my perhaps hard-earned apartment/pension! I would get a mint punch and certainly everything else, rather than carefully considered arguments in the first moment.

Better to take pictures, properly and professionally restore everything to order AND then inform the landlord; there is certainly an obligation to do so (at least this is provided for in the mostly standardized contracts). This way the landlord immediately sees that the problem has been recognized and solved in his interest. If I were the landlord, that would take the wind out of my sails and the conversation would surely be less heated.

Rhenish regards

Hello Martina,

this argumentation is of course also very understandable - as a landlord, I would clearly prefer it that way too.

However, since I do not know the landlords of the two, I just wanted to point out the risk of violating the tenant’s obligations under the contract. There have been reports of landlords who have responded to such a "solo action" by the tenant with a warning.

Keyword: "How am I supposed to know what it looks like under the new wallpaper and whether the mold was actually removed professionally?"

So it really depends on the landlord and the contact with him.

Regards,

Dirk