Apply for a certificate of completion in accordance with the Condominium Act
Service description
If you establish a separate ownership of an apartment or of rooms not used for residential purposes (e.g. commercial premises) or of a parking space, you will need a certificate of separate ownership. You will also need this if you wish to assert the right to permanently occupy a specific apartment in the building (permanent right of residence).
The certificate of completion proves that
- a dwelling is structurally sufficiently closed off from other dwellings or rooms or
- rooms not used for residential purposes (partial ownership) are closed off from other rooms.
Special ownership can also be established for parking spaces and parts of the property located outside the building, such as terraces or garden areas. Special ownership must be clearly defined by means of dimensions in the construction drawing/partition plan.
The certificate of completion is issued by the responsible building authority after your documents have been checked.
Special information for the Fulda districtIn addition, all requirements for the certification must be met.
Procedure
- You complete the application and submit it together with the required documents to the responsible building authority.
- The building authority will check your application and the documents.
- If all the requirements are met, the building authority will issue you with a certificate of completion together with a copy of the construction drawing / partition plan.
Prerequisites
- You must prove that you are either the owner or heritable building owner of the apartments for which a certificate of seclusion is being applied for. Alternatively, you must provide credible evidence of your legitimate interest (e.g. purchaser).
- Special ownership is completed if
- it is structurally separated from other apartments or rooms, for example by walls and ceilings, and
- has its own lockable access directly from the outside, from a stairwell or a vestibule; the access must not lead via another special property or via a neighboring property without in rem protection.
- A self-contained apartment or self-contained rooms that are not used for residential purposes may include additional lockable rooms outside the respective closure (e.g. storage rooms in the basement).
- Parking spaces and parts of the property located outside the building (such as terraces and garden areas) for which separate ownership is also to be established must be clearly defined by dimensions in the construction drawing/partition plan.
What documents are required?
Special information for the Fulda district- Application for a certificate of completion,
- Construction drawings / layout plans (site plans, floor plans, sections, and elevations) for all buildings located on the property,
- If the application is submitted in writing, a single copy of the construction drawing or floor plan must be attached; it must be legible, to scale, and no larger than DIN A3.
- In the case of an electronic application, the construction drawing / partition plan must be submitted as an electronic document that can be printed in A3 format.
- In the case of existing buildings, the construction drawing / partition plan must be an as-built drawing.
- Proof of legitimate interest (e.g., power of attorney or purchase agreement) unless you are the owner of the property,
- current extract from the official real estate map
Legal basis
Legal remedy
- Administrative court action (the certificate of completion is not an administrative act)
Applications / Forms
Special information for the Fulda district- Forms/ online services available: Yes
- Written form required: depends on state law
- Informal application possible: Yes
- Personal appearance required: No
Issuing body
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