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Property - Applying for a Gegenstandslosigkeitsbescheinigung (certificate that a land register entry has become void)

Grundstück - Gegenstandslosigkeitsbescheinigung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
You need a Gegenstandslosigkeitsbescheinigung (certificate of obsolescence) when an easement (encumbrance) with a local connection that is entered in Section II of the Grundbuch (land register) — such as a right of way, right of passage, or right of way for utility lines — is to be deleted because the entry no longer has any basis. The Vermessungsamt (surveying office) can issue a Gegenstandslosigkeitsbescheinigung only in certain cases, for example where the content of the easement (encumbrance) entered in Section II of the Grundbuch concerns local matters. For further information, please contact the locally responsible Vermessungsamt. A Gegenstandslosigkeitsbescheinigung must be submitted to the Grundbuchamt (land registry office). It serves to support the application for deletion of a property-related right at the Grundbuchamt. On this basis, the Grundbuchamt decides on the deletion of the encumbrance.

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Requirements

• The easement (Grunddienstbarkeit) entered in the Grundbuch (land register) no longer has a legal basis • Eligibility to apply • Owner • Purchaser/acquirer • Otherwise entitled person (e.g. notary)

Documents you need

• Antrag auf eine Gegenstandslosigkeitsbescheinigung (application for a certificate confirming that a registered right has become void) 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 not exceed 5 MB. • Details about the property Location, land register details • Current Grundbuchauszug (land register extract) • Bewilligungsurkunde (deed of approval) by which the Grunddienstbarkeit (easement) was agreed (as a copy)

Fees

• 126.00 euros per certificate

Legal basis

• Grundbuchordnung (GBO) (Land Register Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/ • 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 (öffentlich bestellter Vermessungsingenieur – publicly appointed surveyor) Vergütungsordnung (ÖbVIVergO) (Remuneration Ordinance) 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 surveying office locally responsible for maintaining the land register (Liegenschaftskataster); this is advisable in cases involving spatially defined real property rights (in particular easements/Grunddienstbarkeiten). • or a notary

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Original

German original

Service number 324795 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324795/