Registering a secondary residence
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzIf you move into an apartment that you do not primarily use, you must register it as a secondary residence. A secondary residence is any other dwelling that is not primarily used.
Please contact the registration office of your municipality or city administration. Today, this is usually integrated into the citizens' office.
You have several homes in Germany.
Your main residence is registered elsewhere.
Please note: In cases of doubt, the home you mainly use is the one where your main place of residence is located.
- Identity document (e.g. identity card or passport as proof of identity and to change the apartment details)
- Landlord's confirmation of residence which you will receive from the landlord.
You must register within two weeks of moving in.
- § Section 17 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
- § Section 21 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
- § Section 22 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
- § Section 23 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
- § Section 24 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
- 17.1, 17.3, 22 and 23 General administrative regulations for the implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)
Some cities levy a second home tax.
The Hermeskeil local authority does not levy a second residence tax.
06.09.2019
Your responsible office:
Verbandsgemeinde Hermeskeil
The municipality of Hermeskeil belongs to the district of Trier-Saarburg and comprises the town of Hermeskeil and the local communities of Bescheid, Beuren (Hochwald), Damflos, Geisfeld, Grimburg, Gusenburg, Hinzert-Pölert, Naurath (Wald), Neuhütten, Rascheid, Reinsfeld and Züsch.
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