Neighbor grounding and drainage on our property

He was granted permission for a basement garage on the border to us.

Have you seen the permit or were you informed about it by one of the authorities?

Edit:

I inquired myself at the district office because I couldn’t believe it. Does it make sense to contact a higher building authority?

Yes. Although I rarely assume the worst, corruption or misjudgment, in whatever form, cannot be ruled out.

The lawyer has stated in his letter the removal of the built-over parts, the securing of the excavation pit (since we found out that we are liable if anything happens there on our property! The pit is not secured towards us and metal spikes are sticking out) as well as a ban on entering until they have a permit.

Would you, after consulting with the lawyer, have the pit closed by a specialist company yourselves after setting a deadline, etc., and then recover the money from your neighbor or possibly also talk to your liability insurance to see what they recommend?

In such cases, there is only one thing to do: seek a specialist lawyer for construction law and obtain a [Einstweillige Verfügung]. This can then happen overnight, including a construction stop at the neighbor's, if the application is granted. After that, the neighbor will first understand that it is serious for him. The relationship is then, of course, ruined...

I would also be careful here not to create facts that would make dismantling unreasonable. If it were mine, I would try to block access to my land with trucks, excavators, or other vehicles and force a construction stop.

Exactly that is also our concern. Especially since it is already foreseeable that, because the basement insulation runs precisely on the boundary, plaster and edge of the flat roof will no longer find space on his property. We have also communicated this to the [lra] accordingly.

That is exactly our concern. Especially since it is already foreseeable that, because the basement insulation runs precisely along the boundary, the plaster and edge of the flat roof will no longer have space on his property.

Will it then probably become a semi-detached house? And then two different planners as well... :eek: