Barrier-free has priority: BGH allows elevators and ramps. A law wants to make it easier for older people or people with disabilities to get into their homes using elevators or ramps.
The BGH has now sent a clear signal in two disputes. In one case, the Karlsruhe judges approved an outdoor elevator in the inner courtyard of an Art Nouveau house in Munich. In the second case, a terrace with a ramp in a residential complex in Bonn.