Yellow, orange, red, violet: what the four warning levels of the German Weather Service mean for your moving day, when to postpone and who is liable for damage caused by ice.
Photograph the meter readings, map the fuses, test the smoke alarms, quiet hours from 10 pm: the first 24 hours in your first flat of your own.
If your provider offers no internet at your new home, you can cancel with one month's notice under § 60 TKG. How to move your home office without any downtime.
A room number on every box, a plan on every door, mark the “First” boxes: this is how the moving team unloads correctly even when commuters briefly have to go to work.
One room out, the rest stays: how a partial move from a shared flat works with a part load, small vehicle or storage, without disrupting the flatmates' daily life.
Pack two evenings a week, move on a Friday or Saturday, check special leave in your employment or collective agreement: how working singles manage the move.
Remove rug edges, run cables along the wall, a night light to the bathroom, tip-proof wardrobes: how seniors set up a new flat. Tenants may request grab rails (§ 554 BGB).
A deposit of at most three months' rent, repayment after a reasonable checking period, a report with photos: how to hand over your room so the money comes back.
Confirm the date, check no-parking signs (72 hrs ahead), defrost the fridge, note meter readings, pack the children's bags: the last week before the move.
Many houseplants come from the tropics and suffer even above freezing. How to pack them for a winter move, transport them warm and help them settle at the new window.
Parking restriction signs 72 hrs ahead, heavy furniture loaded first, ID and keys not in a box, meter readings on moving in: how your first moving day runs.
Notice by the third working day to the end of the month after next: how to plan the date, helpers, leave and no-parking zone in summer, working back from move-out day.
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