Garage exchange

Questioner

I got divorced a while ago. We had a house together and a garage that bordered the garden, but that had a different house number. During the valuation, something appeared to be wrong: the cadastral designation did not match the ownership information. This was already the case with the previous owners and was not noticed when we bought the house and the garage. The land registry has now changed the designation, with the result that we are now suddenly the owners of a different garage. So we are now the victims of a mistake that was made in 1995. We would like to simply become the owner of the garage behind the house again, and if possible without losing hundreds of euros in deeds and taxes. It seems that there is a limitation period, so if you have been under the impression that you are the owner for more than 20 years, the exchange on paper could take place without costs. But this is of course quite difficult for me as a layman to find out. I hope you have some advice for me.

Lawyer

Yes, it may be time-barred, so you can object to the new registration stating that this fact is also incorrect due to time-barring. Prescription facts are preferably also registered, but exchange is not necessary if the new fact can still be contested. You do this at the land registry.