»The German State Laws on the Prohibition of Misappropriation of Residential Space.
Contextualization of a reactivated Field of Law«: The study provides an in-depth examination of
the German state laws on the prohibition of misappropriation of residential space. It first
outlines the legal  factual  and historical foundations of the field. Subsequently  it compares
and systematizes the various laws  and analyzes their relationship to other fields of
legislation. Finally  it examines the requirements of Constitutional and European Law. As a
result  a panorama of a diverse field of law emerges.