European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 landlord raising the roof heres help by Chris Estes staff writer Frankfurt landlord tenant disputes can be frightening to service members and their especially when a language Barrier is but help is available from military Legal assistance officials the Soldier Doest have More or less rights than anyone said Heiko attorney adviser to the v corps Legal assistance Fremer cites service members most common rental problem As being unaware of the protections that exist against rent increases and contract ter Fremer said there Are several restrictions against raising the rent in Ger Legal assistance offices can Tell tenants exactly what rights and obligations they he of course he the landlord May raise the rent whenever his incidental costs go Fremer or he May even say you pay All the incidental costs the real estate or the insurance premiums or something like landlords can also raise the rent by showing that comparable apartments Are being rented in the area at the higher Fremer Fremer said housing office contracts offer advantages to service members they May not get from a Standard German for he a service member May terminate the contract with 30 Days the landlord has to give 90 Days notification to evict a ten tenant organizations exist to help ten Fremer but they wont do anything More for the tenant than i they want 50 Marks per and prob ably their English int As Fremer said Deposit disputes when the tenants move out Are that is usually the one Case where in in the worst position to Fremer the tenant must make his decision whether he wants to take the landlord into court or he also said landlords dont often take tenants to Fremer warns service members not to put themselves in a position in which the landlord will not return the sometimes they leave All kinds of dam he or they Haven Reno they didst renovate properly or there is still a Utility Bill for Mold comes and there is a dispute As to whether its a construction defect or the tenants fault because he didst air the apartment Fremer also cautions service members not to sign a contract under the impression that it int binding until registered with the housing a service Mem or cannot decide not to take one apart ment and then rent another thinking he Doest have to pay for the first apart usually the tenant has to pay the rent until such time that the landlord can rent the place or the contract can be terminated under Normal circumstance he if a landlord is negligent in not Mak ing repairs or maintaining an Fremer the tenant can withhold a portion of his he if the Case goes to a judge will decide How much should have been if too much was held the tenant will have to pay the Ula Belk of Safe housing referral services said some service members com Plain that they do not understand their Utility a lot of the rent costs have Utility Bills written she Belk said the housing office can explain Utility Law week she said her office can help if a land lord fails to maintain quarters or puts off taking care of a landlord complaints that Belk deals with most she Are late rent payment and tenants failure to ventilate apartments Here Are Candos and cantos of your lawyers Frankfurt heres what the army judge advocate generals corps can do for you and what it cant do Legal assistance office services provided drafts Powers of promissory Bills of wills and advises concerning adoption and change of name assists with citizenship and immigration provides Legal counselling on Domestic relations issues such As separation paternity and dependent facilitates Resolution of landlord tenant advises concerning Legal rights and responsibilities under personal assists with Legal problems associated with per Sonal property and automobile sales and advises concerning consumer Protection legis answers questions of tax assists with property sales and understanding provides Legal advice on personal debts and assists with Legal problems associated with Auto Mobile Accident services not provided assistance in criminal advice on military matters for prob lems with housing transportation or health assistance to private income i court Pursuit of claims against the claims office services provided processes claims related to loss or damage from transportation of household unaccompanied airline baggage and motor vehicles related to a move directed by the processes claims for damages to govern men assigned quarters or other government Autho sized storage processes claims for damage to private vehicles on Post or off Post when the vehicle is parked in the designated parking place at claimants not included is loss of tape decks not permanently motorcycles or or instances in which the claimant is processes claims for damage caused by negligence of a government employee doing an assigned for instance medical malpractice or a government vehicle striking a private services not provided processing of claims against the such As pay or travel processing of claims for loss when claimant is processing of claims for injury or death of a service member that occurs As a result of trial defense service services provided represents service members charged under the uniform code of military represents members facing administrative elimination advises members facing article 15 advises members facing Adverse administrative and in some cases assists in preparing documents for services not provided representation of members or dependents in civil Legal advice to or representation of members in mat ters of German advice in military administrative matters such As transportation or Dod recovers disputed costs from general dynamics Washington a the Pentagon said tuesday that it has recovered All million in questionable administrative costs from general but is not ready to decide whether to bar the defense contractors top two executives from future Deal Ings with the defense a of the million in question has been withheld from regular administrative payments made to general Pentagon spokesman Michael Burch Al though the defense contractor is still disputing some of the Pentagon general builders of Summa f16 fighters and is the target of Federal and Pentagon investigations which have revealed that the company billed the Pentagon for items such As Kennel charges for dogs belonging to company Pentagon inspector general Joseph Sher ick said last week he will recommend that general dynamics chairman David Lewis and Gorden the Compa nys chief financial be barred from doing business with the that if the two executives did not leave the general dynamics would be blocked from receiving future she Ricks formal report is expected to be finished by the end of this Burch and will then go to Navy Secretary John who will make a preliminary decision on the two lehmans decision will then go to de sense Secretary Caspar Burch last Burch said she Ricks report would go first to but he said tuesday that Lehman will make the initial decision because the controversy involves Navy Pentagon regulations permit the Debar ment or suspension of contractors on a Vari Ety of including felony convictions or making false general dynamics said last week that there Are no grounds for do Barmont or suspension of either the company or the two and the company officials have outlined a series of Steps taken to ensure that future overhead claims Are within allowable despite company that Doest make these executives said Seoul considers North Korea Call for More talks South Korea up South Korea said wednesday that it has received a North korean message calling for an Early meeting Between legislators of the two countries to discuss the future of their divided Seoul officials said North Korea made the Call in a Telephone message received tuesday through a hot line linking and the korean in a letter sent april North Korea first proposed that parliamentarians of the two to reas meet to among other the conclusion of a no aggression the North korean letter also proposed that officials meet at the truce Village of Panmunjom in Early May to prepare for the main meeting of South Korea indicated that it would seriously consider the but its for Mal reply has been delayed pending approval by a newly formed it is not Clear whether the one House South korean parliament would accept the Northern but Many Seoul govern ment officials believe that the proposal is a political offensive aimed at creating instability in the the meeting of the if would be the third Channel of dialogue Between Seoul and economic officials of the two Korea Are to meet at Panmunjom on May ten Days an 80member North korean red Cross delegation is to visit Seoul to discuss a reunion of divided