Tenant does not want to pay the rental deposit - damage is time-barred

There should be smartphones ... have you called and asked? Otherwise, ask if he has a coverage confirmation from your legal expenses insurance. If yes, don’t stop now but go through with it. It would be worth it to me

As I said, I went there once to make an appointment... he immediately called me in and listened to the case. Then he wanted to have my documents to take a look at them. He then gave me 2 sheets to sign. I then threw them into his mailbox because this time no one was available on site.

After 2 days I inquired by email how things would proceed and if he was able to get an idea. In response, I received a copy by email of the letter already written and sent to the landlord. I then waited for the deadline set in it because the letter had already been sent... see post several pages before.

Since I have not heard anything now, I asked again. I then only received another copy of the 2nd letter already written and sent.

We do not have legal expenses insurance and I had already informed him of this at the time.

I consider my chances to be relatively good myself. I have already read many similar cases where the deadline was only exceeded by 1 month and the tenant won.

Only the procedure seems somewhat strange to me... I just ask for an appointment and end up directly in court... I also don’t go to a car dealer to arrange a viewing and he immediately parks the car in the garage for me...

But if you throw the purchase contract into his mailbox afterwards, he will do that. Or what exactly were those two "sheets to sign" otherwise? You probably gave him a mandate with them.

Yes, if you throw the purchase contract into his mailbox afterwards, he will do it. Or what exactly were those two "sheets to sign" otherwise? You probably gave him a mandate with them.

Now I know that too...

I just find it "brazen" that someone seeking an initial consultation is given 2 sheets to sign beforehand that then trigger something completely different. Especially since, as I said, he only wanted to "take a look at it"... Of course, ultimately it is his own stupidity, but it is also rather disappointing from the lawyer’s side in a human sense.

Especially since the website loudly proclaims:

..."Equally important to me is to point out the economic aspects of a legal dispute to my clients early on, so that they can assess the associated risks themselves in a timely manner and in the worst case be spared from economically nonsensical lawsuits...."

Now I know that too...

I just find it "bold" that someone seeking an initial consultation receives 2 pages that he is supposed to sign before, which then trigger something completely different. Especially since, as he said, he only meant "I'll take a look at it"... Of course, in the end it's his own stupidity, but from a human perspective, it is also rather disappointing on the lawyer's part.

Especially since the website boldly claims:

..."Equally important to me is to already early on point out to my clients the economic aspects of a legal dispute, so that they can timely assess the associated risks themselves and in the worst case be spared from economically nonsensical lawsuits...."

Since we in any case refuse to pay the 1,200 euros in damages... it would probably have ended up in court sooner or later anyway... at the latest if he had demanded it from us..

I know that now too...

I just find it "brazen" that someone looking for an initial consultation is given 2 sheets to sign before, which then trigger something completely different. Especially since, as I said, he only meant "I'll take a look at it"... Of course, in the end it's his own stupidity, but from a human perspective, it's rather disappointing coming from the lawyer.

Especially since the website loudly proclaims:

..."Equally important to me is to inform my clients early on about the economic aspects of a legal dispute, so that they can timely assess the associated risks themselves and, in the worst case, be spared from economically senseless lawsuits...."

As I said, you should check if there is a coverage commitment! Writing 2 letters with deadlines is different from litigating.

Don't let yourself sign something shady.

We do not have legal expenses insurance and I already informed him of this back then.

Who is supposed to give an coverage commitment here?