Utility statement deadlines
For a home, this page calculates the day the statement has to have reached you, and, if you add the receipt day, the day for your objections. A commercial lease gets no exclusion date here.
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Your statement
Result
Enter the last day of the accounting period.
For business premises this page shows no exclusion date. Section 578 BGB does not apply section 556 BGB. The Federal Court of Justice held on 27 January 2010 (XII ZR 22/07) that the residential exclusion does not apply there.
This page counts day for day. Whether the period only ends with the end of the twelfth month is disputed. The Frankfurt (Oder) Regional Court held so for the objection period on 20 November 2012 (16 S 47/12). For a mid-month end, or an end on 28 February before a leap year, the correct day can therefore be later.
Whether a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday moves the end to the next working day (section 193 BGB) is not settled by the Federal Court of Justice for either deadline. This page shows the unmoved day.
The date is the corresponding day twelve months later under sections 187 (1) and 188 (2) and (3) BGB. Section 193 BGB can move a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday when a declaration or a performance is due. For the landlord's cut-off in section 556 (3) sentence 2 BGB, that question is not settled by a judgment on this page. The date is not moved. If the statement arrives on the next working day, it can still be in time. Do not refuse a balance payment on this date alone.
The same counting runs from the day the statement reached you (section 556 (3) sentence 5 BGB). A section 193 move for this objection deadline is also not settled by a judgment on this page. The date is not moved. If a weekend is close, act on the date shown.
After the deadline an additional claim by the landlord is excluded, unless the delay is not the landlord's fault. That is a question of fact and not a date here. A credit in your favour remains due. The Federal Court of Justice said on 5 July 2006 (VIII ZR 220/05) that a delay which was at first not the landlord's fault can still become one if the landlord then waits without need.
This is a calculation aid for a home, not legal advice.
Tenancy deposit
There is no statutory payout day of three or six months. Section 551 BGB caps a cash deposit at three months' rent without the operating-cost advance, allows three instalments, and requires the money to be kept separate. The interest is yours. A student or youth residence does not have to pay interest. Section 548 BGB gives the landlord six months from the return of the home for claims about changes or damage. That is a limitation period, not a payout day. On 10 July 2024 (VIII ZR 184/23) the Federal Court of Justice described the settlement period as depending on the case. It can run longer than six months. This page does not calculate a payout day.
How this page counts
- The last day of the period is not counted. Twelve months end on the same calendar day in the later month.
- If that day does not exist, such as 29 February, the last day of that month is used.
- This page counts day for day. Whether the period only ends with the end of the twelfth month is disputed. The Frankfurt (Oder) Regional Court held so for the objection period on 20 November 2012 (16 S 47/12). For a mid-month end, or an end on 28 February before a leap year, the correct day can therefore be later.
- Whether a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday moves the end to the next working day (section 193 BGB) is not settled by the Federal Court of Justice for either deadline. This page shows the unmoved day.
Sources, read on 8 November 2026: sections 187, 188, 193, 548, 551, 556 and 578 BGB. BGH VIII ZR 107/08 (21 January 2009), VIII ZR 220/05 (5 July 2006), XII ZR 22/07 (27 January 2010), VIII ZR 184/23 (10 July 2024). LG Frankfurt (Oder), 20 November 2012, 16 S 47/12: https://gerichtsentscheidungen.brandenburg.de/gerichtsentscheidung/7317. Section 556 BGB: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__556.html. Section 193 BGB: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__193.html.
Common questions
Is it enough that the landlord posted the statement in time?
No. It has to reach you within the period.
Source : Section 556 BGB
Does a Sunday move the day?
This page does not move it, because section 193 BGB is unsettled for both deadlines. For your objections, act by the day shown. A landlord's statement that arrives on the next working day can still be in time.
Source : Section 193 BGB , Sections 187 and 188 BGB
Does this cover an office?
No. For commercial premises the page shows no exclusion date.
Source : Section 578 BGB
When does the deposit have to be paid back?
The statute sets no fixed day of three or six months. This page does not calculate a payout day.
Source : Section 551 BGB , Section 548 BGB
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