Terraced mid-terrace house built in 2001 as part of a condominium association

I had read again about WEG and special use of the garden. The gardens are of different sizes (the one of the middle terraced house is the smallest). How does that work? Is it regulated by a partition declaration? What if my children want an above-ground pool in the garden? Do I have to ask the WEG? Planting a tree or eventually the thuja on the garden part I then claim, does that require the approval of the other two parties?

Usually there is a document in which the regulations are recorded. Setting up a pool --> no problem. Planting a tree --> question of the regulation, but in any case not easy in a terraced housing estate, after all, you cannot simply shade the neighbors deliberately... . Boundaries are usually part of the regulation. Usually, the WEG is chosen if the paths do not go back to the municipality. That can be a disadvantage, for example, with road repairs – especially if the reserves are too low.

Then I still have the problem that I don't know exactly where to store the bicycles and garbage bins there. There is a carport and a parking space. Both on the street. Would it be allowed to put a bicycle garage on the parking space (we have 4 bikes and 1 e-bike)? It would have to be a bit bigger. The garbage bins possibly under the carport or something like that. But I suppose that would have to be agreed with the others. Does a bicycle garage already count as a structural change?

The garbage bin problem is a classic for a middle terraced house. We had them in front of the house or in the garage opposite. Both were bad.
Whether a bicycle garage is a structural change is a question of the design. Possibly you are not allowed to "sacrifice" a second parking space for garbage bins and bicycles.
How much space is directly in front of the house?
How far is it to the carport / parking space?

I don't have much experience unfortunately. But I think if it fits with the neighborhood and that's clarified somewhere, it should be ok. Especially if the neighborhood should change at some point. I can share a screenshot from google Maps/Earth. Is that allowed here?

What question are you currently answering? ;-)

It's just like always: with one you can do better, with the other, well… I found it helpful to consider what would be no-gos for me, and there was nothing that wouldn't be possible through the [WEG]. In our residential area, other people dropped out because, for example, we are not allowed to build fixed terrace roofs or convert the front garden into parking spaces. But that has nothing to do with the [WEG], rather with the regulations in the development plan, which would apply anyway. You then have to look at what is actually related to the [WEG] if that bothers you. Basically, I agree with the post above from and see no serious disadvantages, especially if the market is otherwise tight,

The market here is very strange. Some properties have been on the market for months. Others, of course, sell quickly. But generally, it feels like not much comes up, even though a lot of people live here. You would think there would be at least some turnover. But basically, it comes down to whether you like it or not. And this house is the first in a long time where we say, a lot fits well. Of course, I would personally prefer a bigger garden, but mostly the houses with bigger gardens are either in serious need of renovation or outside the budget. What really bothers me is the issue with the crack. I have to see if I can get someone to take another look at it. It's clear that the different building materials provide an explanation. But that doesn't mean it's only a purely cosmetic defect and what possible follow-up costs it might entail.

Have the partition declaration sent to you. It usually states who is allowed to use and/or change what and how.

We just bought a mid-terrace house and are glad that it is a real divided property including a private road.
If it had been a condominium property, we probably would have taken it as well. That’s how it feels with at least 90% of all terraced houses.

If everything else fits, then this should not be a reason to object.
I would only see real division as a "goodie" on top.

The market here is very strange. Some properties stay listed for months. Others, of course, sell quickly.

That also depends on the demands of the seekers…

And this house is the first in a long time where we say, many things fit.

Personally, I would not let the homeowners' association negatively influence me at all. Neighbors can, as I said, be either exhausting or annoying or simply nice in both cases. I had a terraced house with owner-occupied land. The neighbors were still close by. You get used to that, have parties with them, and everything is fine. A colleague of mine has/had a terraced house (one of many) with a homeowners' association—there were owners' meetings of the unpleasant kind—one person thought the street lighting was not bright enough. Another did not like someone else's fart. I’ll take a leap: the older the settlement and the house, the more tolerant additions are regarded. Everyone sooner or later has the desire for more storage space. Where one bike parking spot used to be enough, now pedelecs move in and want to be secured. Where before only one trash bin stood for everything, it now shares space with organic waste and paper bins. The crack: we also have such a crack—only visible because we have no wallpaper or fleece. You may post pictures here. And I’ll give one more tip: take a look into older threads on the topic terraced house, homeowners' association, renovation.