Key legal question
Whether the debt enforcement office must take over administration of pledged properties held in third-party possession.
Extracted holding
No. If the property is in the possession of a third-party claimant, administration by the debt enforcement office is excluded while the opposition proceedings are pending.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 16(1) VZG, read in context and in all language versions, does not permit the office to assume administration where a third-party claimant possesses the property; such a step would be disproportionate and would undermine the pending third-party claim process.