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.
Description
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.
Online services
There is currently no online service available for this location.
Competent office
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:
Contact point
Information for Kassel: Landpachtverträge
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Promotion Service
Contact person
Agrarförderung
Description
Der Fachdienst ist zuständig für die allgemeinen landwirtschaftlichen Hoheitsaufgaben und die Umsetzung von Gesetzen und Verordnungen im Bereich Landwirtschaft. Hierzu gehören u.a. die Aufgaben als „untere Siedlungsbehörde“, Aufgaben nach der Klärschlammverordnung, der Düngeverordnung, dem Pflanzenschutzgesetz, dem Grundstücksverkehrsgesetz und dem Landpachtverkehrsgesetz. Darüber hinaus wickelt der Fachdienst alle landwirtschaftlichen Förderprogramme ab. Ferner ist der Fachdienst zuständig für die Abgabe von fachlichen Stellungnahmen als Träger öffentlicher Belange (TÖB) für den Belang Landwirtschaft und begleitet regionale Direktvermarktungsprojekte.
Address
address
Contact
telephone: 0561 1003-2441
fax: 0561 1003-2401
Required documents
Concluded land lease agreement or amendments, with details of the sender
Information for Kassel: Landpachtverträge
Lease agreements in triplicate
Forms
Written form required: no, changes can also be communicated verbally
Personal appearance: no
Information for Kassel: Landpachtverträge
Corresponding forms are available from the district farmers' association and the district committee of the district of Kassel
Prerequisites
Contract concluded in accordance with the provisions of § 585 BGB, stating:
Lessor, lessee, property name, lease term, lease price
Information for Kassel: Landpachtverträge
Land lease agreements for registration
Basis for legal action
- §§ 585 ff. German Civil Code (BGB)
- Law on the notification and objection of land lease agreements
- Hessian Implementation Ordinance to the Land Lease Act (LPachtVGAV HE 1989)
Information for Kassel: Landpachtverträge
Hess. Implementation Ordinance to the Land Lease Act
Procedure
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.
Deadlines
The decision on the objection to a land lease agreement or an amendment to the agreement must be made in writing within one month of notification of the conclusion of the agreement or the amendment to the agreement. If the examination of the land lease contract is likely to take longer, the parties to the contract must be issued with an interim decision before the deadline expires, which extends the deadline to two months.
Processing time
Within the 1-month period
Costs
There are currently no fees.
Area of validity
Hesse
Official approval
Officially approved by Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection on 17.03.2022
Keywords
Pachtflächen, Verpachtung, Landpachtvertrag, landwirtschaftliche Flächen