Land Register (Grundbuch) - Changes to Mortgage Liens (Grundpfandrechte)

• Application The Grundbuchverfahren (land register procedure) is an application-based procedure. • Voreintragung (prior registration) The right to be changed must already be entered in the Grundbuch (land register).

• Application The application is submitted by the person whose right benefits from the change (the beneficiary). However, the person who is legally disadvantaged by the registration (the affected party) is also entitled to apply. • Declaration of consent (Bewilligung) of the affected party, or proof of inaccuracy A declaration must be submitted showing which changes are to be registered (Bewilligung). The signature of the affected party must be notarially certified. If the change occurred outside the Grundbuch (land register), the land register becomes inaccurate. In such cases, for example a change of company name or seizure (Pfändung) of the right, the inaccuracy must be proven by a document (Urkunde). • Owner's consent For changes to the ranking of registered land charges (Grundpfandrechte), the owners must also give consent, likewise in notarial form. • Submission of the certificate (Brief) If the land charge was registered as a Briefrecht (certificated right), the Grundschuldbrief (land charge certificate) or Hypothekenbrief (mortgage certificate) must be submitted.

In den meisten Fällen wird eine halbe Gebühr nach dem Wert der Veränderung erhoben (KV 14130 GNotKG). Die Höhe ergibt sich aus § 34 GNotKG (Anlage 2 Tabelle B). In most cases, a half fee based on the value of the change is charged (KV 14130 GNotKG [Court and Notary Costs Act fee schedule]). The amount is set out in § 34 GNotKG (Anlage 2 Tabelle B [Annex 2, Table B]).

• § 13 Grundbuchordnung (GBO) [Land Register Act] www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__13.html • § 19 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__19.html • § 27 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__27.html • § 41 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__41.html • § 42 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__42.html • § 62 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__62.html • § 1113 ff. BGB (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [German Civil Code]) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__1113.html • §§ 1191 ff. BGB www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__1191.html • § 34 GNotKG (Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz [Court and Notary Costs Act]), Annex 2, Table B www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gnotkg/anlage_2.html

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