Liability for key loss in a locking system

19.12.2019

What is the liability of the tenant, owner or other person who loses keys for a complete locking system?

If one or more keys for a complete locking system is lost, the damaged owner or the damaged community of apartment owners has a claim for damages against the person who lost the key.

In any case, if there is a risk of abuse. Such a risk of misuse can only be ruled out if the key has fallen into a manhole cover and was washed away in the public sewer system. These are exceptional cases.

Basically, the case law assumes that there is a risk of misuse, especially if the key is not only lost but stolen.

However, the claim for damages only exists if the locking system has actually been replaced (BGH VIII ZR 205/13, NJW 2014, 1653)

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