Property register - Notify construction of a building
If you erect a building, you must notify the authorities. Notification is required by law. The building must also be recorded in the property register after every new building or extension.
If you do not report the construction of the building, structural changes will be recorded by the surveying authorities or publicly appointed surveyors and recorded in the property register.
Forms/Online Services
Responsible authority
the lower surveying authority in whose district the property is located
Depending on the location of the property, the lower surveying authority is the municipal administration or the district office.
Details
Prerequisite
- You own the property or you are a person with hereditary building rights.
- You would like to erect a building, change its footprint or demolish it.
Procedure
You must informally notify the competent authority of the construction of the building. Please state the amount of the construction costs.
You can inform the competent authority in writing, by telephone or by e-mail. The authority will then update the property register.
Note: You can dispense with the notification if you commission publicly appointed surveying engineers to carry out the necessary surveying tasksen.
Deadlines
Display after construction
Required documents
none
Costs
The amount of the fee depends on the construction costs of the building.
Example:
The construction costs for a typical residential building are between EUR 100,000 and EUR 400,000.
You will have to pay
- for recording the building: EUR 510.00 plus VAT
- as a continuation fee 35 per cent of the fee for the building survey: EUR 178.50
Further information can be found in the schedule of fees.
Miscellaneous
none
Legal basis
Vermessungsgesetz für Baden-Württemberg (VermG)
- § 5 Liegenschaftsvermessung
- § 18 Pflichten
Landesgebührengesetz (LGebG)
Verordnung des Ministeriums für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen über die Feststetzung der Gebührensätze für öffentliche Leistungen der staatlichen Behörden für den Geschäftsbereich des Ministeriums für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen (Gebührenverordnung MLW -GebVO MLW) vom 1. März 2024
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Ministerium für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen Baden-Württemberg, 19.07.2024