Need for recreation

General

A legitimate interest exists if the property to be acquired serves the acquirer or family members living with him/her in the same household to meet a current recreational need, the acquirer is an adult national residing in Austria, and neither he/she nor any of his/her family members already own a corresponding property.

Eligible Persons

Location of the property

The property to be acquired must be located in the vacation and alpine area.

Properties in the vacation and alpine area are those located above 1100 m above sea level.

Allowable number of plots

Neither the purchaser nor a family member of the purchaser living in the same household may already be the owner of a corresponding plot of land in the vacation and alpine area.

The acquisition of land in the vacation and alpine area shall be examined for the existence of a legitimate interest without regard to the ownership in the valley area.

Acquisition of joint ownership

Acquisition of joint ownership of a plot of land shall be treated in the same way as acquisition of sole ownership of a plot of land. Thus, the acquirer of a co-ownership share must also meet the above-mentioned personal and material requirements.

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