(1) The cancellation of a right in a plot of land, unless otherwise provided by law, requires a declaration by the person entitled that they surrender the right, and the deletion of the right in the Land Register. The declaration is to be made to the Land Registry or to the person for whose benefit it is made.
(2) Before the deletion, the person entitled is obliged by their declaration only if they have made it to the Land Registry or if they have handed over to the person for whose benefit it is made an approval of the deletion that complies with the provisions of the Land Register Code (Grundbuchordnung).