Land lease agreements Conclusion

If you have concluded a land lease agreement or wish to notify a change to it, this must be reported to the competent authority by the landlord within one month.

Land lease agreements for farms or plots of land up to one hectare are exempt from the notification requirement in Hesse. All other land lease agreements concluded or amendments thereto must be notified to the competent authority by the landlord within one month. Notification of land lease agreements can also be made by the tenant, who is entitled to do so.

The competent authorities are the agricultural authorities of the districts in whose district the lessor's farm is located. If there is no such farmstead, the authority in whose district all or most of the leased land is located is responsible.

You will find contact details for the districts and further information on the following page:

Written form required: no, changes can also be communicated verbally
Personal appearance: no

Contract concluded in accordance with the provisions of § 585 BGB, stating:
Lessor, lessee, property name, lease term, lease price

The land lease agreement concluded between the landlord and the tenant is submitted to the competent authority by the landlord or the tenant within one month.
The competent authority checks the contract for completeness with regard to the assessment under the LPachtVG.