Report conclusion of the land lease agreement

• Submit the land lease agreement to the competent authority by the deadline.
• They will check the contract for completeness.

District administrations and independent cities.

• You have concluded a land lease agreement.
• Through the land lease agreement you
  • no unhealthy distribution of land, in particular the accumulation of land,
  • no uneconomic fragmentation or
  • an unreasonably high lease price.

• a copy of the written land lease agreement or
• in the case of an orally concluded land lease agreement: the content of the notification

The land lease agreement must contain the following information:

• The name of the sender
• Indication of the lessor and the lessee
• Land designation
• Lease term
• Lease price

There are no costs.

• Notification period: You must notify the competent authority of the land lease agreement one month after signing it.

The decision on the objection to a land lease agreement or an amendment to an agreement must be made by the competent authority in writing within one month of notification of the conclusion of the agreement or the amendment to the agreement.

If the review of the contract amendment is likely to take longer, you will receive an interim notification before the deadline expires, which will extend the deadline to two months.

• § 2 Gesetz über die Anzeige und Beanstandung von Landpachtverträgen (Landpachtverkehrsgesetz - LPachtVG)
• §§ 585 bis 597 Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB)
• § 4 Gesetz über die Anzeige und Beanstandung von Landpachtverträgen (Landpachtverkehrsgesetz - LPachtVG)

• Application to the competent district court for a court ruling against the objection notice

• Forms available: No
• Written form required: No
• Informal application possible: Yes
• Personal appearance necessary: No

There are no indications or special features.

• Agricultural land market law in Germany, specialist article on the website of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs (BMLEH)

22.07.2025