Law for Facility Management & Real Estate
Niveau
Introductory & advanced
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• describe and distinguish between the basic areas of law relevant to real estate and facility management practice.
• analyze typical legal relationships and types of contract in real estate and building management.
• assess legal risks in real estate transactions, property management, and facility services.
• apply legal principles and standards in practice-oriented case scenarios.
• communicate and justify legal arguments in a way appropriate to the audience.
• describe and distinguish between the basic areas of law relevant to real estate and facility management practice.
• analyze typical legal relationships and types of contract in real estate and building management.
• assess legal risks in real estate transactions, property management, and facility services.
• apply legal principles and standards in practice-oriented case scenarios.
• communicate and justify legal arguments in a way appropriate to the audience.
Prerequisites for the course
Introduction to Real Estate & Facility Management
Course content
- Fundamentals of law: legal sources, legal systematics, contract law
- Private law foundations
- Real estate law: ownership, acquisition, encumbrances, land register
- Building and planning law, public building law, neighbor law
- Types of contracts relevant to facility management
- Liability, warranty, insurance, and operator responsibility in real estate and building operation
- Overview of national and European legal standards
- Private law foundations
- Real estate law: ownership, acquisition, encumbrances, land register
- Building and planning law, public building law, neighbor law
- Types of contracts relevant to facility management
- Liability, warranty, insurance, and operator responsibility in real estate and building operation
- Overview of national and European legal standards
Recommended specialist literature
- Artner, S., Kohlmaier, K., et al. (2017). Praxishandbuch Immobilienrecht (2. Aufl.). Wien: Linde Verlag.
- Kaiser, C., Nusser, J., & Schrammel, F. (2025). Praxishandbuch Facility Management (2. Aufl.). Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
- Krumschnabel, M. (2015). Immobilienverträge (1. Aufl.). Kufstein: Eigenverlag.
- Meissel, F., et al. (2016). Grundbegriffe der Rechtswissenschaften (3. Aufl.). Wien: Manz Verlag.
- Najork, E., et al. (2009). Rechtshandbuch Facility Management (1. Aufl.). Berlin: Springer Verlag.
- Kaiser, C., Nusser, J., & Schrammel, F. (2025). Praxishandbuch Facility Management (2. Aufl.). Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
- Krumschnabel, M. (2015). Immobilienverträge (1. Aufl.). Kufstein: Eigenverlag.
- Meissel, F., et al. (2016). Grundbegriffe der Rechtswissenschaften (3. Aufl.). Wien: Manz Verlag.
- Najork, E., et al. (2009). Rechtshandbuch Facility Management (1. Aufl.). Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
6
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
- Artner, S., Kohlmaier, K., et al. (2017). Praxishandbuch Immobilienrecht (2nd ed.). Vienna: Linde Verlag.
- Kaiser, C., Nusser, J., & Schrammel, F. (2025). Praxishandbuch Facility Management (2nd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
- Krumschnabel, M. (2015). Immobilienvertraege (1st ed.). Kufstein: self-published.
- Meissel, F., et al. (2016). Grundbegriffe der Rechtswissenschaften (3rd ed.). Vienna: Manz Verlag.
- Najork, E., et al. (2009). Rechtshandbuch Facility Management (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer Verlag.
- Kaiser, C., Nusser, J., & Schrammel, F. (2025). Praxishandbuch Facility Management (2nd ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
- Krumschnabel, M. (2015). Immobilienvertraege (1st ed.). Kufstein: self-published.
- Meissel, F., et al. (2016). Grundbegriffe der Rechtswissenschaften (3rd ed.). Vienna: Manz Verlag.
- Najork, E., et al. (2009). Rechtshandbuch Facility Management (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2