Land register (Grundbuch) - Correction of ownership after inheritance
Grundbuch - Eigentümerberichtigung nach Erbfall
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If deceased persons are entered in the Grundbuch (land register) as owners, the Grundbuch becomes inaccurate upon their death. There is an obligation to have the Grundbuch corrected in favor of the heirs.
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Requirements
• Application
Correcting the Grundbuch (land register) is an application-based procedure. When owners registered in the Grundbuch die, the Grundbuch is not automatically corrected.
• Heir to a property
Documents you need
• Berichtigungsantrag (application for correction)
The application must be submitted in writing.
• Erbnachweis (proof of inheritance)
o Erbschein (certificate of inheritance) in the form of an Ausfertigung (official issued copy) (a certified copy and a simple copy are not sufficient) or
o notarial will or contract of inheritance, each with the opening protocol (Eröffnungsprotokoll) of the Nachlassgericht (probate court) (certified copies) or
o Europäisches Nachlasszeugnis (European Certificate of Succession) (proof of inheritance for estates with a connection to a foreign country)
Forms
• Application for correction of the land register www.berlin.de/gerichte/_assets/was-moechten-sie-erledigen/an
Fees
Free of charge within the first two years after the Erbfall (case of inheritance).
After that a fee is charged depending on the Verkehrswert (market value).
Legal basis
• Section 82 Grundbuchordnung (GBO, Land Register Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__82.html
• Section 13 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__13.html
• Section 34 (Table B) Gesetz über die Kosten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit für Gerichte und Notare (§ 34 GNotKG, Act on Court and Notary Costs in Matters of Voluntary Jurisdiction) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gnotkg/anlage_2.html
Who is responsible
Responsibility (Zuständigkeit) lies exclusively with the Grundbuchamt (land registry office) that keeps the land register (Grundbuch) in question. You can find the responsible Grundbuchamt via the following link.
https://www.berlin.de/gerichte/_assets/was-moechten-sie-erledigen/zustaendigkeit-in-grundbuchsachen.pdf www.berlin.de/gerichte/_assets/was-moechten-sie-erledigen/zu
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- Amtsgericht Charlottenburg
- Amtsgericht Charlottenburg
- Amtsgericht Köpenick
- Amtsgericht Köpenick
- Amtsgericht Lichtenberg
- Amtsgericht Lichtenberg
- Amtsgericht Mitte
- Amtsgericht Mitte - Grundbuchamt
- Amtsgericht Neukölln
- Amtsgericht Neukölln
- Amtsgericht Schöneberg
- Amtsgericht Schöneberg, Ringstraße
- Amtsgericht Spandau
- Amtsgericht Spandau - Kirchenaustritte
- Amtsgericht Kreuzberg
- Amtsgericht Kreuzberg
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Service number 326600 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326600/