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Land register; application for a name change or change of name
Name changes and changes of name are recorded in the land register on request.
Forms
Forms
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Antrag auf Namensberichtigung im Grundbuch
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
If the name or company name of the (legal) person entered in the land register as the owner or other authorized party changes, e.g. due to marriage, you can notify the land register office, enclosing appropriate proof, and apply for the name entered in the land register to be corrected.
Requirements
The change of name must be proven to the land registry by means of a public or publicly notarized deed. A simple copy is not sufficient.
Possible proof is
- Marriage certificate,
- certified extract from the family register,
- Certificate from the registry office confirming the change of name,
- current extract from the commercial register.
Fees
A name change is free of charge.
Legal bases
Related issues
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Land register; application for registration
Anyone who buys a plot of land or a condominium must be entered in the land register as the owner.
Status: 05.03.2025
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
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