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Property - Applying for a Nichtbetroffenheitsbescheinigung (certificate of non-affectedness)

Grundstück - Nichtbetroffenheitsbescheinigung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
You need a Nichtbetroffenheitsbescheinigung (certificate of non-affectedness) when a property that is encumbered in Section II of the Grundbuch (land register) with a Grunddienstbarkeit (easement) — for example a right of way, right of passage, or right of way for pipelines/cables — is divided into two or more properties and the encumbrance is afterward limited to only one identifiable part of the property. For the parts of the property not affected by the easement, the responsible Vermessungsamt (surveying office) can issue a Nichtbetroffenheitsbescheinigung, provided the location can be clearly established. The Grundbuchamt (land registry office) or a notary cannot always tell which parts of a property are or are not affected by easements, since these often refer to historical Flurstücke (land parcels). Submitting a Nichtbetroffenheitsbescheinigung makes it easier for the Grundbuchamt to make the decisions it must make on its own. On this basis, the Grundbuchamt can decide on deleting the encumbrance for the unaffected part of the property.

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Requirements

• An easement (Grunddienstbarkeit) entered in the Grundbuch (land register) does not affect all parts of the property • Eligibility to apply • Owner • Purchaser • Otherwise entitled person (e.g. notary)

Documents you need

• Application for a certificate of non-affectedness (Nichtbetroffenheitsbescheinigung) Possible online, or you may submit the application informally in writing by post • For the online application: Please have all required documents and evidence ready for upload in the formats PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG or DOCX. The total size of your files may not exceed 30 MB. A single file may be a maximum of 5 MB. • Information about the property Location, land register details • Current land register extract (Grundbuchauszug) • Deed of approval (Bewilligungsurkunde) establishing the easement (Grunddienstbarkeit) (copy)

Fees

• 126.00 euros per certificate

Legal basis

• Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB, German Civil Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/ • Gesetz über das Vermessungswesen in Berlin (VermGBln, Berlin Surveying Act) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VermG_BE • Vermessungsgebührenordnung (VermGebO, Surveying Fees Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VermGebV_BE • ÖbVI Vergütungsordnung (ÖbVIVergO, Remuneration Ordinance for Publicly Appointed Surveyors) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=%C3%96bVIVergO_BE

Processing time

4 weeks

Further information

• Grundbuch (land register) - Delete charges and restrictions 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 324791 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324791/