When tenants move into a new apartment, they automatically receive electricity from a basic supplier - unless they opt for an optional supplier. But what happens if a tenant has opted for an optional supplier, but the meter numbers of two neighboring apartments are mixed up? The district court in Frankfurt am Main has now ruled on this [case number 29 C 903/21 (19)].
In this case, a property management company had inadvertently given a new tenant the meter number of the neighboring apartment. The tenant therefore concluded a contract with an optional supplier using the supposedly correct meter number. After realizing the mix-up, the tenant informed her electoral supplier and gave him the correct meter number, i.e. that of her apartment. The optional supplier adjusted its bills accordingly.
However, the basic supplier, who also provided services, now demanded money from the tenant. However, the tenant refused to pay the bill. The basic provider then sued the tenant. However, the lawsuit was unsuccessful. According to Frankfurt am Main Local Court, no electricity supply contract had been concluded between the parties. After all, the tenant wanted to conclude a contract with a supplier of her choice and not with the basic supplier.
Source: ordentliche-gerichtsbarkeit.hessen.de
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