април 2025

What May Be Stored in a typical Garage in Vienna?

The following scenario is representative of many similar cases in Vienna: An underground garage in a residential building features several parking spaces and more than fifty square meters of usable space. Along the parking spots, either open shelves or lockable steel cabinets are installed. These are used to permanently store tools, sports equipment, children’s toys, or board games – typical household items that are not used daily but should remain easily accessible.

Resolution or Not? The Supreme Court on the Role of the Homeowners’ Associationplan

In its recent decision of March 16, 2025 (OGH 5 Ob 219/24b), the Austrian Supreme Court clarified that not every action by individual condominium owners qualifies as a resolution of the homeowners’ association. The key question is whether a collective decision was made or merely a private arrangement took place.