Monument scandal in Giesing: Illegal demolition of a watchmaker's house - hefty punishment for owners

Created: 07/31/2022, 09:10

By: Sascha Karowski

The Uhrmacherhäusl was illegally demolished in 2017.

© Sigi Jantz

In 2017, the listed Uhrmacherhäusl in Giesing was illegally demolished.

Now the owner can expect a hefty fine: he has to fork out more than €100,000.

Munich – Buyer Andreas S. has been fined 132,500 euros for the illegal demolition of the listed Munich watchmaker's house.

On Friday, the district court imposed 250 daily rates of 530 euros each for damaging property and coercion.

Munich: Illegal demolition of the watchmaker's house - the owner has to pay a fine of over 100,000 euros

The court found it proven that he hired a contractor to intentionally demolish the house with an excavator in 2017 so that it could then be demolished.

The court also upheld the allegation of coercion.

According to the indictment, Andreas S. is said to have disgusted the tenants of the watchmaker's house.

The contractor was sentenced to a fine of 110 daily rates of 40 euros for aiding and abetting damage to property.

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"After the owner of the watchmaker's house had already been sentenced to rebuild, the Munich district court has now also determined that he has made himself punishable for coercion and property damage," said Mayor Dieter Reiter on Friday.

One could argue about the amount of the penalty.

"But anyone who disgusts tenants and demolishes listed buildings illegally will not get away with it."

Andreas S. has been fined.

© Sigi Jantz

“Firstly, anyone who deals so boldly with tenants in our city will have to deal with the judiciary.

And secondly: The illegal removal of listed buildings is not a trivial offense but a serious encroachment on the historical heritage of our city.”