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Hanau: The Ruth family is fighting against expensive monument protection requirements
Hessian family struggles with government madness to protect monuments - Find out how Claudia Ruth and her family lost 30,000 euros due to monument protection. We have the whole story for you.
Hanau: The Ruth family is fighting against expensive monument protection requirements
Claudia Ruth and her family experienced an unexpected dispute with the Lower Monument Protection Authority in Hanau, which led to considerable financial expenditure. During a roof renovation on their house, they were told by the authorities that their house was listed, which meant they had to use more expensive tiles. The family took this decision unprepared as they had not been informed about it beforehand.
The authority argued that the row of terraced houses as a whole was listed and that the “beavertail roof landscape” needed to be preserved. This meant that tiles that had already been laid had to be removed, which led to considerable additional costs and the unexpected end of the construction work in the attic. The family ultimately had to raise over 31,000 euros more to meet the authorities' requirements.
Despite the personal complications, particularly her husband's health problems, Claudia Ruth had difficulty finding a solution with the authorities that was acceptable to her. Even pointing out possible funding did not bring the desired result. Claudia Ruth's experience shows how a lack of transparency in monument protection can lead to unexpected burdens for homeowners and emphasizes the importance of proactively obtaining information in construction projects.