Ich schicke den Zählerstand noch am selben Tag an die Hausverwaltung.

I send the meter reading to the property management the very same day.

Breakdown of Ich schicke den Zählerstand noch am selben Tag an die Hausverwaltung.

• ich: I
• der Tag: the day
• noch: still
• schicken: to send

Questions & Answers about Ich schicke den Zählerstand noch am selben Tag an die Hausverwaltung.

Why is it den Zählerstand and not der/dem Zählerstand?

Because schicken takes a direct object in the accusative case: you send something.

• der Zählerstand = nominative (dictionary form / subject)
• den Zählerstand = accusative (direct object)
• dem Zählerstand = dative (would be used if it were an indirect object, but here it isn’t)

So: Ich schicke den Zählerstand … = I send the meter reading …

Why does the sentence use an die Hausverwaltung—what case is die Hausverwaltung in here?

Here an is a two-way preposition (can take accusative or dative). With schicken, it typically expresses a direction/target, so it uses the accusative:

• an die Hausverwaltung (accusative) = to the property management (as a destination)
  If it were describing a static location (not a destination), you’d expect dative, e.g. an der Tür = at the door.

Could I also say zur Hausverwaltung or an der Hausverwaltung?