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Grundstück - Begünstigungsbescheinigung beantragen Property - Apply for a Begünstigungsbescheinigung (certificate of eligibility for tax relief)

Grundstück - Begünstigungsbescheinigung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If a property benefiting from a Grunddienstbarkeit (easement) — the herrschendes Grundstück (dominant property) — is divided, the right to use the easement remains only with the part of the dominant property to which it provides an advantage. Regarding the right to use a Grunddienstbarkeit, the responsible Vermessungsamt (surveying office) can issue a Begünstigungsbescheinigung (certificate of benefit), provided the location can be clearly established. It is not always apparent to the Grundbuchamt (land registry office) or a notary which parts of a property are affected, or not affected, by easements, since these often relate to historical Flurstücke (land parcels). Submitting a Begünstigungsbescheinigung makes it easier for the land registry office to make the decisions it must make independently. On the basis of the issued Begünstigungsbescheinigung, the land registry office can delete the extension (Erstreckung) for the unaffected part of the property.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• A benefit entered in the Grundbuch (land register) remains, after division of the property, attached to the dominant part • Eligibility to apply • Owner • Purchaser • otherwise authorized person (e.g. notary)

Documents you need

• Application for a Begünstigungsbescheinigung (certificate of beneficiary status) Possible online, or you can submit the application informally in writing by post • For the online application: please have all required documents and evidence ready for upload in PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG or DOCX format. The total size of your files must not exceed 30 MB. A single file may be no larger than 5 MB. • Details of the property Location, land register details • Current Grundbuchauszug (land register extract) • Bewilligungsurkunde (deed of approval) by which the Grunddienstbarkeit (easement) was agreed (copy)

Fees

• 126.00 euros per certificate (without on-site survey)

Legal basis

• Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB, Civil Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/ • Gesetz über das Vermessungswesen in Berlin (VermGBln, Act on Surveying in Berlin) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VermG_BE • Vermessungsgebührenordnung (VermGebO, Surveying Fees Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VermGebV_BE

Processing time

4 weeks

Further information

• Land register (Grundbuch) - deleting charges and restrictions (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327513/

Who is responsible

• Vermessungsamt (surveying office): You can submit your application to the Vermessungsamt (surveying office) locally responsible for maintaining the Liegenschaftskataster (real property cadastre) • or a notary

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 324789 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324789/