Prerequisites
- You have bought or sold a property.
- You are entitled to obtain information for a planned property sale.
Documents required
The application for the issuance of the negative certificate (by the notary) with the following information:
- Information on the legal validity of the property purchase
- Date of the purchase agreement
- certifying notary / certifying notary
- Register of deeds or register of deeds number
- Description of the property (exact address, cadastral district, parcel number, size, land register folio number)
- If applicable, site plan (in the case of sold/to-be-sold partial areas),
- Contracting parties with full addresses as well as
- Details of the person responsible for paying the fees
- You can find out about any further required documents from the responsible authority.
When submitting your request for a preliminary review of a right of first refusal, please provide the following information:
- precise description of the property (address, cadastral district, parcel number, size, land register folio)
- Power of attorney, unless you are the owner.
Please note
The LIG is responsible for examining the statutory pre-emption rights of the city of Hamburg.
The HPA is responsible for pre-emption rights in the Port of Hamburg.
The respective project proponent is responsible for the pre-emption rights arising from planning approval procedures.
Please note the deadlines for scheduling in connection with the property purchase agreement.
Information on the statutory right of first refusal can be found on the homepage of the State Enterprise for Real Estate Management and Land Assets (LIG) under the tab "Rights of First Refusal" (hamburg.de).
Check whether you would like to seek advice from your notary or a law firm if you have further questions.
Deadlines
Once the complete and legally valid purchase agreement is available, the city of Hamburg has 2 to 3 months to exercise its statutory right of first refusal.
Within this period, the City of Hamburg can exercise its right of first refusal by administrative act, provided the conditions are met.
