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Property - Apply for a certificate of harmlessness (Unschädlichkeitszeugnis)

Grundstück - Unschädlichkeitszeugnis beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
An Unschädlichkeitszeugnis (certificate of harmlessness) may be required for • the encumbrance-free transfer of part of a property, • the cancellation of rights to properties, • the encumbrance-free transfer of condominium ownership / partial ownership (Wohnungs-/Teileigentum). The Unschädlichkeitszeugnis serves to simplify property transactions. The Unschädlichkeitszeugnis replaces the approval, declaration or consent of the entitled parties otherwise required for the change in legal status. A change in legal status can be made in the land register without the entitled parties having to consent to it, because it is certified that the change in legal status is harmless to the entitled parties. The change in legal status is harmless if the part of the property to be transferred is of minor value and extent in relation to the remaining part of the property (this also applies to condominium and partial ownership). Furthermore, Unschädlichkeitszeugnisse are issued exclusively in connection with a sale or the cancellation of a right.

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Requirements

• An Unschädlichkeitszeugnis (certificate of harmlessness) must be applied for before the procedure is concluded (disposal of areas or changes to rights relating to condominium and partial ownership). • An application for a certificate of harmlessness can be submitted by any natural or legal person who has a legal interest in the determination of harmlessness. • Applicants must demonstrate that the approvals, declarations or consents of the entitled parties can only be obtained with disproportionate difficulty or cannot be obtained at all. • Applicants must provide the necessary documents.

Documents you need

• notarized contracts for sale, exchange, or assignment • current Grundbuchauszug (land register extract) • deliverable addresses of all owners and creditors • for an affected partial area, the site plan or an extract from the Flurkarte (cadastral map) showing the area • for condominium and part-ownership, the Teilungserklärung (declaration of division) and Abgeschlossenheitsbescheinigung (certificate of structural completeness/partition)

Fees

• EUR 361.00 • EUR 9.00 per additional copy requested at the same time

Legal basis

• Act on Certificates of No Detriment in Real Property Transactions (Unschädlichkeitszeugnisgesetz - UZG) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-GrdstVUZGBErahmen • Ordinance on the Levying of Fees in Surveying (Vermessungsgebührenordnung - VermGebO), tariff item 1002 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VermGebVBEV3Anlage

Processing time

Processing time is approximately 2 months, because, among other things, the parties involved (the owners as well as the holders of a right entered in the land register) must be given a hearing beforehand. Processing time begins once all documents have been received.

Who is responsible

Responsibility lies with the respective Vermessungsamt (surveying office) in whose district the property is located (this also applies to condominium ownership and partial ownership).

Responsible for you

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Original

German original

Service number 324339 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324339/