For Citizens - Service Finder

The application for the permit should be submitted to the licensing authority using one of the recommended application templates (Appendices 1 to 3).

In the case of partnerships without their own legal personality, a licence is required for each member with management authority; this also applies to limited partners, provided that they exceptionally have management authority and are therefore to be regarded as traders. Each managing partner must submit an application for permission.

The applicant shall, at his own expense, provide or arrange for:

• Extract from the commercial register or cooperative register, insofar as the company is entered in the register. If, for example.B it is a GmbH & Co. KG, a corresponding excerpt for the GmbH and the KG must be submitted.
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority in accordance with § 30 (5) of the Federal Central Register Act for yourself and, if applicable, for the persons commissioned with the management of the company or a branch. In the case of legal entities, these documents must be provided for all persons authorised to represent the company (e.B. managing directors, board members) in accordance with the law, articles of association or articles of association.
• Excerpt from the Central Trade Register (§ 150 para. 5 GewO) for yourself and, if applicable, for the persons commissioned with the management of the company or a branch. In the case of legal entities, these documents must be provided for all persons authorised to represent the company (e.B. managing directors, board members) in accordance with the law, articles of association or articles of association. In addition, an excerpt from the Central Trade Register must be provided for the legal entity (e.B. AG, GmbH).
• Extract from the register of debtors of the central enforcement court (§ 882b of the Code of Civil Procedure).
• Information from the insolvency court as to whether proceedings have been initiated.
• Certificate in tax matters issued by the tax office in whose district the applicant has had a place of residence or a commercial establishment in the last three years. In the case of legal persons, the certificate must be provided both for the legal person and for all legal representatives, in the case of partnerships for all partners with management authority.
• Clearance certificate from the municipal tax office. In the case of legal persons, the certificate must be provided both for the legal person and for all legal representatives, in the case of partnerships for all partners with management authority.
• Proof of the existence of professional indemnity insurance in the case of applications for a permit for residential property managers in accordance with § 34c sec. 1 sentence 1 no. 4 GewO (insurance certificate according to the model of Annexes 4 or 5).