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Land register; inspection
Access to the land register is permitted to anyone who can demonstrate a legitimate interest in doing so.
Online services & Forms
Online services
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Internet-GrundbucheinsichtBy using the WEB-based land register retrieval procedure, authorised participants can conveniently inspect the land register from any PC with Internet access, even outside the office hours of the Bavarian district courts. Participation in the online retrieval procedure requires the appropriate authorisation. The Director of the IT Service Centre of the Bavarian Judiciary (Faberstraße 9, 92224 Amberg) is responsible for issuing the licence. Application forms are available there and applications for admission must be submitted.
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Grundbucheinsicht andere Länder onlineIn every federal state, it is possible to inspect the land register electronically. The inspection is subject to a fee and is linked to the fulfillment of admission criteria.
Forms
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Anmeldeformular zum automatisierten Abrufverfahren aus dem maschinell geführten 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
As a public register, the land register is generally open to inspection by third parties. However, as the land register contains numerous personal data relating to the owner, it is not open to inspection by everyone. According to § 12 of the Land Register Regulations (GBO), inspection of the land register (and the land file) is therefore only permitted to those who demonstrate a legitimate interest to the land registry.
The inspection is generally to be carried out at the land registry office (local court) in whose district the property in question is located. However, in the federal states which - like Bavaria - keep the land register by machine, the land register may also be inspected at another land registry office.
Requirements
A "legitimate interest" in inspecting the land register is given if you can provide objective reasons for the desired inspection, which make the pursuit of unauthorized purposes or mere curiosity appear impossible. Therefore, for example, creditors of the property owner who intend to foreclose on the property or prospective buyers with whom the property owner is already in negotiations may inspect the land register.
In order to demonstrate the legitimate interest in the inspection, specific facts (and not just general assertions) must be presented and supported by appropriate documents that allow the land registry to weigh them up. In the event of doubt, the land registry may request a prima facie case (Section 31 of the Act on Proceedings in Family Matters and in Matters of Non-Contentious Jurisdiction - FamFG).
Certain inspectors who need to inspect the land register particularly frequently for professional reasons (e.g. authorities, notaries, credit institutions) can be admitted to the so-called automated retrieval procedure, which enables online retrieval from the land register, if the legal requirements are met.
Fees
No fees are charged for inspecting the land register at the land registry.
Participation in the automated retrieval procedure within the meaning of Section 133 GBO is subject to a fee.
Related links
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.
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Land register; application for a copy or printoutThe land registry will issue copies or printouts from the land register and the land file on request.
Status: 05.03.2025
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
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