Request property survey (boundary determination)

If the boundary of your property is unclear and / or the boundary marks are missing, you can have the border points bindingly proven for your property transferred to the location as part of a boundary determination procedure or by means of a boundary display.

If the boundary of your property is unclear and / or the boundary marks (e.g. boundary stones) are missing, you can have the boundary points bindingly proven for your property in the property cadastre transferred to the location as part of a boundary determination procedure. If desired by you, the boundary points determined in this way can also be permanently marked (marketed) in the locality by boundary marks.

For the demarcation:

The legislature leaves the landowners free to identify the boundary points by demarcation in the locality.

A boundary point is marked by a demarcation with the help of a fixed, permanently and locally recognizable boundary sign. These boundary signs (e.g. boundary stones, plastic marks or metal bolts) serve to clarify the course of the border on site and can thus also make a lasting contribution to border peace, e.g. also to avoid neighbourhood disputes over the course of the borders.

Therefore, you should consider having the demarcation of the boundary points carried out at the same time. She will be happy to advise the commissioned surveying office on this.

In the case of a demarcation applied for later, which in turn may only be carried out by an authorised surveying authority in a new administrative procedure, the boundary points to be marked must always be determined first, which may result in additional costs.

To the limit display:

The border notification is not a legally regulated procedure. The boundary points are marked by temporary markings. However, these are not legally binding demarcations, but merely indicate the course of the border in the locality.

Boundary determinations are carried out by the publicly appointed surveyors approved in the state of Hesse or by the respective competent offices for soil management.

If you do not fulfil your obligation to commission a building measurement in time until the completion of the shell construction, these bodies can also act without an order (i.e. ex officio) after prior request and the expiry of a period of 21 days.

In the case of authorisation to apply:

• Presentation of the corresponding power of attorney

In the event that the costs are covered by a third party:

• Declaration of assumption of costs

Forms/online services available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

You can apply for border determination if you:

• property owner,
• Agency

or are authorized by the above group of persons.

• Objection against the boundary determination and demarcation decision
• Action against the order for costs

• Upon receipt of the request, a consultation will be given and, if desired, a cost estimate.
• Preparation and coordination of a hearing and measurement date with all parties involved.
• Identification and possible demarcation of boundary points.
• Preparation of a record of the boundary determination and possibly demarcation and written notification of these to the participants.
• Determination of the costs of the boundary determination by the surveying authority.
• Transfer of the survey results into the real estate cadastre.
• Cost determination of the transfer to the real estate cadastre by the Office of Land Management.

There are no deadlines to be observed.

Processing takes an average of 10 weeks.

The costs are levied uniformly by all surveying bodies in accordance with the Administrative Costs Ordinance for the business area of the Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing (VwKostO-MWEVW).

The fee consists of the following parameters:

• Number of boundary points identified in the locality and newly defined
• Land value
• Number of marketed boundary points

The applicant is the person liable to pay the costs or the person liable for the costs. In the event that the costs are to be borne by a third party, a declaration of assumption of costs is necessary.

A non-binding cost estimate can be requested in advance.