What has happened in the past 5 working days? Have you been able to clarify anything, preliminarily check, etc.?
Practically nothing. The notary is not responding, and there has been no further contact from the company either. I have also discussed the matter with the Bauherren-Schutzbund, who likewise said that this smells extremely like collusion. The lawyer’s recommendation was very sober and fact-based – so far there is only one invoice from a company that cannot prove they had a contract. So everything is quite relaxed. Of course, she cannot assess the circumstance of the "communal peace" from a legal standpoint.
In this situation, nothing would be easier than simply stating what the invoice is based on. Despite countless requests and pleas both personally and in writing, neither the municipality nor the company can say this. The notary suddenly forgets his competences, and they offer me partial payments to keep quiet. All this only leads me to one conclusion: something here is very fishy.
For myself, I am now mentally putting the handling of the matter somewhat on hold and waiting. The invoice has been disputed, so negative Schufa or debt collection cannot come. A payment order is usually not used in the case of a disputed invoice either. If there is a lawsuit, it can only be with justification.
Still outstanding is a response from the municipality, which wanted to have this "checked by the lawyers."
Apart from a legal review of my invoice, I apparently cannot gain any further clarity. However, economically this does not make sense for me, as a review would far exceed the invoice amount.