In about 1995–96, the town council of Dahlen empowered the mayoress the late Mrs. Bärbel Augustynik to request the Province of Torgau-Oschatz (now Nordsachsen) to transfer ownership of the castle from the state to the town, although there was no legal entitlement to do so. The Province was probably pleased to be rid of the financial problem of owning the ruin.
Around 1995–96, the town council of Dahlen authorized the mayoress, Mrs. Bärbel Augustynik, to ask the Province of Torgau-Oschatz (now Nordsachsen) to transfer ownership of the castle from the state to the town, despite lacking a legal basis for doing so. The Province was likely relieved to be rid of the financial burden of owning the dilapidated structure.