Anyone who leases an allotment garden (also called an allotment garden) must abide by the rules of the Federal Allotment Garden Law (BKleingG). Allotment gardens are land owned by the municipality and tenants can use them for a small fee. Stiftung Warentest compiles helpful information on its website about what is permitted when leasing and using an allotment garden and what rules must be observed.
According to the Bundesverband Deutscher Gartenfreunde, leaseholders pay 18 cents for one square meter of an allotment garden; in large cities the figure is 22 cents. With an average size of 370 square meters, the rent amounts to about 67 to 81 euros per year. In addition, the membership fee for the allotment garden association must be included in the calculation, as well as electricity and sewage costs and insurance. Tenants of an allotment garden therefore pay a total of about 500 euros a year.
Stiftung Warentest compiles information on how interested parties proceed in their search for a suitable allotment garden, why membership in an allotment garden association is obligatory, and which building regulations apply to garden arbors. Likewise, interested parties receive information on what to consider when growing fruit and vegetables or selecting plants. Questions about whether permission must be obtained to install a sandbox or what to do if the garden shed is broken into are also answered.
Source: Stiftung Warentest
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