{"content":[{"text":"ARE APARTMENTS IN STUDENT DORMITORIES TO BE CONSIDERED \n “APARTMENTS” WHEN MAKING PAYMENT?","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.082469,"width":0.674622,"height":0.03694299999999999}},{"text":"That depends. The following is to be distinguished:","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.13168,"width":0.414194,"height":0.019014000000000003}},{"text":"Single apartments are considered individual housing when their way of access departs from \n a publically accessible corridor, regardless of whether they have a private bathroom or \n kitchen. Here, every single tenant must pay €17.50 monthly.","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.169451,"width":0.748573,"height":0.056642000000000026}},{"text":"Exception: Recipients of federal financial aid have the possibility to exempt themselves from \n the responsibility of paying.","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.237866,"width":0.754461,"height":0.037828}},{"text":"Group homes and residential communities or double apartments are usually recognized \n in each case as an apartment. According to the principle \"One apartment, one contribution\", \n only one person must pay, no matter how many people live there.","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.318111,"width":0.742206,"height":0.05681999999999998}},{"text":"It is hereby stated that: \n • For each shared apartment, an adult person must be registered and must pay the \n contribution. The residential community itself may decide by itself who that person should be. \n All other inhabitants who are possibly still registered, you can (and should!) deregister.","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.386562,"width":0.760569,"height":0.07559899999999997}},{"text":"• It may also be the case that an entire residential community happens to be exempt. Namely, \n this may occur when all inhabitants are qualified for federal financial aid exemption (BaföG, \n in the case of Germans). In this event, it does not matter who registers under the apartment \n and deals with the application for exemption. \n • In the case that only some tenants meet the conditions for exemption must, then only the \n other tenants must pay the contribution; the principle of joint and several liability again \n applies. In the instance, for example, that only one person does not meet the exemption, he or \n she is unfortunately unlucky in this event and must register and pay the broadcasting \n contribution for the (complete) apartment.","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.475956,"width":0.753665,"height":0.14785900000000002}},{"text":"Rooms as part of a “corridor community” (Flurgemeinschaft) i.e., single apartments with \n a shared kitchen, shared bathroom(s) and a floor access door are generally deemed by the Fee \n Collection Center as a contributory apartment. The Administrative Court (Hamburger \n Verwaltungsgericht) is responsible for the initial (but not the final, legally binding) judgement \n on this. Ultimately, however, it can depend on the individual case...","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.670365,"width":0.7596310000000001,"height":0.08457899999999996}},{"text":"Tip: It is a worthwhile attempt to first indicate the particular floor as only an “apartment”. \n However, you should not rely on this; as a precaution, privately lay aside €17.50 per month \n until the Fee Collection Center later officially acknowledges each floor as an “apartment”.","bbox":{"left":0.118968,"top":0.768712,"width":0.736854,"height":0.05183199999999999}},{"text":"Rule of Thumb: \n Rooms of a student dormitory are \n designed so that when they resemble a private or shared apartment, \n only one contribution is required to be paid!","bbox":{"left":0.229221,"top":0.850703,"width":0.541172,"height":0.068183}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}