Corona-related closure: No rent reduction for traders during lockdown
During the lockdown in spring, all kinds of retail stores also had to close. Due to the loss of sales during the lockdown, a clothing chain did not want to pay the full rent, which ultimately ended up in court. However, the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court did not consider this to be justified (judgment of 5.10.2020, ref. 2.-15 O 23/20). Even at the beginning of the coronavirus measures, there was a debate across Germany as to whether


