Arbitration
The office of the arbitrator and his deputy is open daily from 8.00 - 12.00 and on Mondays and Tuesdays from 14.00 - 16.00 and on Thursdays from 14.00 - 18.00 by telephone. There are no fixed office hours. If necessary, you can arrange a personal appointment.
Arbitration district is the entire area of the municipality of Göllheim.
The arbitrator is responsible for settling disputes in the following matters:
in disputes about claims arising from neighbourhood law matters, provided that they do not involve interference from a commercial enterprise, and in disputes about claims due to violations of personal honour which have not been committed in the press or on the radio.
In the above-mentioned matters, the filing of an action in court under the Land Arbitration Act is only permissible after an attempt has been made by a conciliation body (e.g. arbitration office) to settle the dispute amicably.
The activities of the arbitrator do not apply to
- Actions under sections 323, 324 and 328 of the Code of Civil Procedure, counterclaims and actions to be brought within a statutory or court-ordered time limit,
- Disputes in family matters,
- Retrial,
- Claims that are asserted in proceedings for a deed or bill of exchange,
- the conduct of the contentious proceedings if a claim has been made in the order for payment procedure,
- Actions for enforcement measures, in particular under Book 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
- applications under Section 404 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and
- Actions for which mandatory preliminary proceedings are ordered under other statutory provisions.
The arbitrator shall also be competent to conduct an attempt at reconciliation in the criminal cases mentioned below:
- Trespassing
- Offense
- Infringement of the secrecy of correspondence
- Assault
- Threat and
- Property damage