Notary contract: what should be included and considered

Yes, you are right. Even though I stand by every word in terms of content, I should have refrained from the post. I'm sorry.

Hello,

You don't need to worry about that as a layperson. That's what the notary's expertise is for. What he needs to know, he asks, e.g., which parcel, which conditions, by when, previous owners and future...

I thought so too, but unfortunately had different experiences. So I can only recommend a careful (possibly external) review of the contracts!

That is required, at least the 14 days :)

But this deadline does not apply to private sales from private individuals, right? At least that's what our notary explained to us. And such a sale seems to be the case here.

Rob

Hello,

I thought so too, but unfortunately had different experiences.

What exactly happened, or was omitted?

So I can only recommend a thorough (possibly external) review of the contracts!

That should be self-explanatory! Everything that is not self-explanatory should be subjected to an external review by appropriate expertise.

This deadline does not apply to sales from private person to private person, right? At least that is what our notary explained to us. And such a sale seems to be the case here.

Yes, that is correct. This regulation - imho since 2013 - does not apply to real estate sales from private person to private person; not even if a broker is involved. However, I cannot recall - at least in my area - that the involved notaries would not have granted this 14-day period.

Rhenish greetings

Since I currently have the topic of [Notarverträge] on my desk, I am following this very closely. Can one roughly say that such contracts should always be professionally reviewed?

In my case, I am acquiring the property from the city. The first draft was sent to me by a [Notarbüro] with a request to indicate any possible changes, etc. What was unclear to me or what I wanted changed was noted by the city and a new version was drafted. This was then reviewed by the city and a final notary appointment is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

As a layperson, one still wouldn’t know what might be wrong or should be included.. *pondering*

Our notary answered every question for us - aside from that, I did not really find the land purchase agreement difficult to understand.

What exactly happened, or what was omitted?

In our case, three plots were sold: Plot A must grant Plot B and C rights of way and utility easements, Plot B must also grant Plot C rights of way and utility easements (the plots are located one behind the other as seen from the street). We bought last and in our contract only the right of way, but not the utility easement, which we (B) grant to party C, was described. Our notary drafted all three contracts and forgot it everywhere; the notary of party A simply adopted it as is and apparently did not reconsider it.

However, I also agree with that one can definitely check this oneself. Of course, one should be able to assess whether one feels confident to do so.