Plants in the staircase
Apartment owners are allowed to decorate the staircase with plants as usual. A significant impairment of other homeowners who could justify a ban is not present.
Whether tenants have the same rights as apartment owners, regulates the lease contract or the house rules.
The district court Frankfurt am Main has decided in the judgment of 14.03.2019 (2-13 S 94/18) that the decoration itself is a socially adequate behavior and no significant impairment according to § 14 WEG law. Whether the decoration corresponds to the taste of all special owners is insignificant. The decoration must not be offensive in any case and the escape routes must not be obstructed.
The court expressly pointed out that other owners also have the right to decorate the staircase in the usual way.