»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.