Question juridique clé
Whether the municipality is liable under § 2 VG for the building secretary’s unlawful conduct and delay in processing the building permit
Solution extraite
Yes. The secretary’s forged documents, suppression of correspondence, and unjustified failure to process the application were unlawful acts and omissions attributable to his official function; the municipality is directly and exclusively liable.
Motifs extraits
The court applied objective unlawfulness: conduct violating protective legal duties is unlawful, including omissions where there is a duty to act and unjustified procedural delay. The secretary acted in his official capacity, and the claimant proved damage and causation.