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Art. 656 Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (ZGB)
ZGB; Erste Abteilung: Das Eigentum; Neunzehnter Titel: Das Grundeigentum; Erster Abschnitt: Gegenstand, Erwerb und Verlust des Grundeigentums; B. Erwerb; I. Eintragung
Art. 656 ZGB
Zum Erwerbe des Grundeigentums bedarf es der Eintragung in das Grundbuch.
Bei Aneignung, Erbgang, Enteignung, Zwangsvollstreckung oder gerichtlichem Urteil erlangt indessen der Erwerber schon vor der Eintragung das Eigentum, kann aber im Grundbuch erst dann über das Grundstück verfügen, wenn die Eintragung erfolgt ist.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (70)
VVGE.2003.04.Nr.10 · ow (Art. 656 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Inheritance Property Transfer Fee Calculation
Cited to establish that property can only be disposed of after registration in the land register.
VPB 2007.2871 (Art. 656 al. 2 CC)
Swiss Confederation Property Transfer Correction
Cited to justify the validity of this decision as proof for registration of the new rights holder in the land register.
VPB 2004.1218 (Art. 656 al. 2 et art. 731 al. 2 CC)
Federal Telecommunications Company and Postal Service Real Estate Rights Transfer Clarification
Cited as justification for the title legitimizing the inscription of the new rights holder in the land register.
VPB du-7-juin-1999 (art. 656, al. 2, et 731, al. 2 du code civil (CC))
Federal Council Decree: Transfer of Real Estate Rights to Swiss Federal Railways and AlpTransit Gotthard SA
Cited as legitimizing the inscription of new owners in the land register for the transfer of property.
VPB du-25-novembre-1998 (Art. 656, al. 2, CC)
Federal Council Decree on Transfer of Real Estate Rights to SBB SA
Cited as justification for inscription of new ownership in the land register based on this Federal Council decree.
VPB du-12-novembre-1997 (art. 656 al. 2 CC)
Federal Real Estate Transfer from PTT to La Poste and Swisscom
Cited as the legal basis for legitimizing the inscription of new right holders in the land register.
OGBES.2025.9 · so (Art. 656 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Appeal Regarding Off-Book Property Transfer Based on Claim Authorization
Although discussed in the reasoning (as the underlying legal basis for the requested transfer), this provision was not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders.
600.2024.72 · bl (Art. 656 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Sewer Line Relocation Costs: Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Unregistered Rights
The court used these provisions to list the general grounds for the acquisition of real rights to real estate outside the land register.
ZVE.2024.48 · ag (Art. 656 al. 1 ZGB)
Plaintiff v. Defendant (Gravel Area Defect and Fraudulent Concealment)
Cited as the legal basis for ownership transfer through land registry entry, establishing the timing of legal effects of the purchase contract.
A-126/2023 (Art. 656 al. 1 CC)
Tax Domicile Dispute: Schwyz Prevails Over Geneva
Cited in relation to the inscription of a property donation in the land register.
B.2024.90 · sg (Art. 656 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Tax Liability Based on Land Register Ownership vs. Divorce Settlement Allocation
Cited as the decisive factor for determining proprietary ownership of real estate shares, overriding private agreements for the purpose of taxation.
WBE.2023.189 · ag (Art. 656 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Taxation of Property Purchase Pending Land Registry Entry
Constitutive element for the transfer of ownership of real estate is the entry in the land register.
A/1415/2023 · ge (art. 656 al. 1 CC)
Taxpayer Liability Versus Land Register Registration Date
This article regarding the constitutive effect of land register inscription on the acquisition of real property was used to determine the relevant tax ownership period.
14.2022.131 · ti (art. 656 cpv. 2 CC)
Appeal Inadmissibility Due to Unmotivated Challenge to Seizure Order Rejection
Cited in the reasoning to support the immediate transfer of property upon award, which underlies the assessment of the timing of the alleged unlawful occupation.
3.RV.2022.44 · ag (Art. 656 Abs. 1 ZGB)
Tax Authority v. Taxpayer: Capital Gains Tax Deferral and Replacement Property Costs
Cited in relation to the civil law principle governing the transfer of real estate, which the tax law ties into for determining the start of the replacement period.