German Civil Code (BGB) German law Division 4 Servitudes Title 1 Easements Section 1018 Statutory definition of easement A plot of land may be encumbered in favour of the owner for the time being of another plot of land in…
Title 5. Co-ownership (Section 1008 – 1017)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 5 Co-ownership Section 1008 Co-ownership by fractional shares If the ownership of a thing is shared between more than one owner by fractional shares, the provisions of sections 1009 to 1011 apply. Section…
Title 4. Claims arising from ownership (Section 985 – 1007)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 4 Claims arising from ownership Section 985 Claim for restitution The owner may require the possessor to return the thing. Section 986 Objections of the possessor (1) The possessor may refuse to return…
Subtitle 6. Finding (Section 965 – 984)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 6 Finding Section 965 Duty of the finder to notify (1) A person who finds a lost thing and takes possession of it must without undue delay notify the loser or the owner…
Subtitle 5. Appropriation (Section 958 – 964)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 5 Appropriation Section 958 Acquisition of ownership of ownerless movable things (1) A person who takes proprietary possession of an ownerless movable thing acquires ownership of the thing. (2) The ownership is not…
Subtitle 4. Acquisition of products and other components of a thing (Section 953 – 957)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 4 Acquisition of products and other components of a thing Section 953 Ownership of separated products and components Products and other components of a thing, even after separation, belong to the owner of…
Subtitle 3. Combination, intermixture, processing (Section 946 – 952)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 3 Combination, intermixture, processing Section 946 Combination with a plot of land If a movable thing is combined with a plot of land in such a way that it becomes an essential part…
Subtitle 2. Acquisition by prescription (Section 937 – 945)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 2 Acquisition by prescription Section 937 Requirements, exclusion in the case of knowledge (1) A person who has a movable thing in his proprietary possession for ten years acquires the ownership (acquisition by…
Subtitle 1. Transfer (Section 929 – 936)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Subtitle 1 Transfer Section 929 Agreement and delivery For the transfer of the ownership of a movable thing, it is necessary that the owner delivers the thing to the acquirer and both agree that…
Title 2. Acquisition and loss of ownership of plots of land (Section 925 – 928)
German Civil Code (BGB) German law Title 2 Acquisition and loss of ownership of plots of land Section 925 Declaration of conveyance (1) The agreement between the alienor and the acquirer (declaration of conveyance) necessary for the transfer of ownership…