Hamburg Expropriation Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Basic legislation Expropriation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Authorization/permit Court/tribunal Land reform Land tenure Land valuation Transfer Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to land expropriation procedures in the Land Hamburg. Article 1 establishes that an expropriation is only authorized if it improves the well being of the community. An adequate compensation is to be paid for every expropriation. The text consists of 10 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Purpose of expropriation (2); Authorization to expropriate (3); Subject matter of expropriation (4); Compensation (5); Planning (6); Expropriation proceedings (7); Legal aid (8); Legal and administrative proceedings (9); Use of the Building Register (10). Full text German Website www.hamburg.de