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Land Register; Application for a Correction to the Land Register Following a Succession
Following a death, the heirs of the decedent listed in the land register may request that the land register be corrected to reflect the order of succession.
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Antrag auf Grundbuchberichtigung im Grundbuch - Eintragung der Erbfolge
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
Upon learning of the death of a registered owner, the land registry offices shall take steps to correct the land register. The land register is corrected upon application by an heir; if the execution of a will has been ordered, it is corrected upon application by the executor. In the case of a community of heirs, an application by one co-heir is sufficient.
Requirements
To amend the land register following a succession, you will need one of the following documents, which proves the order of succession to be entered by the land registry office:
- Certificate of inheritance,
- European Certificate of Succession,
- notarized will or an inheritance agreement with a record of its opening by the probate court.
These documents are sent to the heirs upon request by the competent probate court. For further information, please contact the probate divisions of the local courts. If the competent probate court and the land registry office are part of the same local court, reference can be made to the probate files.
Proceedings
You must apply to the competent probate court to have the land registry corrected following a death.
Fees
Pursuant to No. 14110 of the Schedule of Fees under the GNotKG (Schedule of Fees under the Act on Court and Notary Fees), the transfer of ownership to the heir is free of charge if the heir submits the application for registration to the land registry office within two years of the opening of the estate.
Where there is a plurality of heirs, a community of heirs is established by law upon the opening of the estate. Therefore, if an application for registration is filed with the land registry office before the community of heirs is settled, all co-heirs are entered in the land registry as owners in the community of heirs. The one-time exemption from fees would thus be exhausted. If, by way of exception, the heirs wish to have individual heirs or co-heirs registered, a prior notarial division of the community of heirs is required.
If the application is filed with the land registry office after this two-year period has expired, the full fee under the GNotKG applies.
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Status: 21.07.2026
Editorially responsible for procedure description:
Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz (Bavarian State Ministry of Justice)
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