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Cross-Border Questions

Immigration, real estate, employment & rental law across Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands + all 27 EU member states. 183+ indexed legal documents with verifiable citations.

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Whether you're an expat navigating residence permits, a tenant fighting unfair rent, or buying property across borders — you deserve clear, citation-backed answers before spending €300/hour on a lawyer.

  • Retrieves from indexed legal texts, not generic training data
  • Citations reference actual law sections (e.g., "§573 BGB", "Article 7 GDPR")
  • 12 languages: EN, DE, FR, ES, IT, PT, NL, PL, RU, HE, KA, HY
Your Question

"My landlord in Berlin wants to raise rent by 15%. Can they do this legally?"

ColossalLaw Analysis

Under §558 BGB, rent increases are capped at 15% over 3 years (20% in some areas). Additionally, Berlin has a Mietpreisbremse (rent brake) limiting new rents to 10% above the local reference rent (Mietspiegel)...

What ColossalLaw Covers

A retrieval-augmented AI system that searches 183+ indexed legal documents and practical guidance across 33 jurisdiction collections.

Immigration & Residence

  • • German residence permits (Aufenthaltserlaubnis, Blue Card, Niederlassungserlaubnis)
  • • Spanish Golden Visa and Digital Nomad Visa
  • • Dutch Kennismigrant scheme and 30% tax ruling
  • • Austrian Red-White-Red Card (points-based system)
  • • Irish Critical Skills and General Employment Permits
  • • Israeli Law of Return and Aliyah benefits
  • • Naturalization requirements across 14 jurisdictions

Real Estate & Rental

  • • German property purchase process (Notar, Grundbuch, Auflassung)
  • • Spanish Golden Visa property requirements (€500k investment)
  • • Italian rental law (contratto 4+4) and IMU taxes
  • • Dutch housing market (koopakte, overdrachtsbelasting, Box 3)
  • • Austrian MRG rental protections (Richtwertmiete)
  • • Tenant rights, security deposits, rent control across jurisdictions

Cross-Border Practical Questions

  • • Transferring money from Russia to Germany (sanctions, compliance)
  • • Buying property in Germany as a non-resident
  • • Tax implications of selling foreign property
  • • Impact on German social benefits (Bürgergeld, Wohngeld)
  • • Cross-border inheritance and family law
  • • EU free movement for non-EU family members

Employment & Social

  • • Work permit requirements for non-EU nationals
  • • Employment contract basics under German labor law
  • • Interaction between property sales and social benefits
  • • Italian TFR (severance) regulations
  • • Belgian Single Permit system (regional processing)
  • • EU free movement and worker rights

How It Differs from ChatGPT

ColossalLaw is a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system, not a generic chatbot. It searches indexed legal texts instead of generating from training data.

Aspect ChatGPT / Generic LLMs ColossalLaw
Source Training data (may be outdated) Indexed knowledge base with specific legal texts
Citations Often fabricated or imprecise References actual law sections (e.g., "§573 BGB")
Focus General knowledge across all topics Specialized in cross-border legal questions
Hallucination High risk for legal details Reduced through retrieval-augmented generation
Jurisdictions Often mixes jurisdictions Explicitly tracks which country's law applies
183+
Legal Documents
33
Jurisdiction Collections
12
Languages Supported
27
EU Member States

What ColossalLaw Does NOT Do

Transparency about our limitations is important.

Court representation

We are not lawyers

Document drafting

We don't create contracts, letters, or filings

Active legal advice

We provide information, not recommendations

Case-specific opinions

We explain the law, not "you will win/lose"

All 27 EU Member States + More

Deep knowledge of local laws, not just generic AI responses. Each jurisdiction has been specifically researched and indexed.

Comprehensive Coverage (6+ documents each)

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Germany

BGB, AufenthG, employment, family, citizenship

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Israel

Property, Law of Return, Aliyah

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Italy

Permesso, rental 4+4, IMU, TFR

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Spain

Golden Visa, Digital Nomad, LAU

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Netherlands

Kennismigrant, 30% ruling, Box 3

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Austria

MRG rental, Red-White-Red Card

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Belgium

3-region system, Single Permit

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Ireland

Critical Skills, RTB, stamp duty

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France

Code Civil, Loi ALUR, Passeport Talent

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Poland

Blue Card, Karta Polaka, Kodeks Cywilny

Standard Coverage (18 additional EU states)

🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇸🇪 Sweden

+ 🇪🇺 EU-wide regulations (GDPR, consumer rights, free movement)  |  🇷🇺 Russia (property, tax, currency controls)  |  🇦🇲 Armenia  |  🇬🇪 Georgia

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Who This Is For

Expat in Germany

Understanding rental disputes, residence permits, or Bürgergeld eligibility

Considering Aliyah

Researching Law of Return eligibility and Olim benefits

Property buyer/seller

Learning the purchase process before engaging a notary

International family

Understanding custody jurisdiction or cross-border inheritance

Preparing for a lawyer

Coming with informed questions saves billable hours

HR professional

Quick reference for work permit categories across EU

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