How long do I have to make a claim in Austria?
General limitation rules in Austria. Indicative only: exceptions, suspensions and recent reforms are common, so confirm your deadline with a lawyer.
- Contract claims
- 3–30 years. General period 30 years, but many contractual payment claims expire after 3.
- Non-contractual damages (tort)
- 3 years (from knowledge)
- Personal injury
- 3 years (from knowledge)
- Employment (e.g. dismissal)
- Varies, ask a lawyer
- Fraud (civil claim)
- 3 years (from knowledge). Longer long-stop where the damage results from a criminal act.