Law on legalization of illegally built facilities

BELGRADE Parliament adopted on Friday the Law on special conditions for registry of rights to ownership over the facilities built without construction permits. According to Minister of Construction and Urbanism Velimir Ilic, the law will enter into force on Saturday and it should facilitate the legalization of illegally built facilities. Law on legalization of illegally built facilities According to Ilic, there are around 1.3 million facilities which were built without construction or usage permits. The adopted laws will ensure legal security in potential sale of real estate and procurement of mortgage loans. The government adopted nine amendments, including the one filed by the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) which envisages that the right to registry in cadastre books would be granted to those who built houses of up to 300 square metres and those who built apartments in housing and business blocks of up to 200 square metres. Apart from this, the right to registry will also be granted to those who own offices of up to 100 square metres, cottages of up to 200 square metres, craft shops and auxiliary facilities of up to 100 square metres and garage space of up to 30 square metres. The government also adopted the amendments filed by the SPS to the point most criticised by the opposition which covers the registry of ownership over land where the illegally built facility stands. According to the law, if the facility was illegally built on the land owned or used by a third party, then only the right to the property built on the land can be entered into registers, without granting the right to the land on which the facility was built. The parliament also adopted the amendments filed by the opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), according to which the right to registry of ownership over the facility built without permits on the plot of land owned or used by several individuals can be entered into registers on submission of one of the documents listed in the law and with the written consent of the co-owners or co-users of the land. According to the adopted law, the registry of the illegally built facilities entails no costs or compensations and citizens will only have to pay around RSD 10,000 for the preparation of the geodetic report unless they already own a copy of it. (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

Law on legalization of illegally built facilities

According to Ilic, there are around 1.3 million facilities which were built without construction or usage permits.

The adopted laws will ensure legal security in potential sale of real estate and procurement of mortgage loans.

The government adopted nine amendments, including the one filed by the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) which envisages that the right to registry in cadastre books would be granted to those who built houses of up to 300 square metres and those who built apartments in housing and business blocks of up to 200 square metres.

Apart from this, the right to registry will also be granted to those who own offices of up to 100 square metres, cottages of up to 200 square metres, craft shops and auxiliary facilities of up to 100 square metres and garage space of up to 30 square metres.

The government also adopted the amendments filed by the SPS to the point most criticised by the opposition which covers the registry of ownership over land where the illegally built facility stands.

According to the law, if the facility was illegally built on the land owned or used by a third party, then only the right to the property built on the land can be entered into registers, without granting the right to the land on which the facility was built.

The parliament also adopted the amendments filed by the opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), according to which the right to registry of ownership over the facility built without permits on the plot of land owned or used by several individuals can be entered into registers on submission of one of the documents listed in the law and with the written consent of the co-owners or co-users of the land.

According to the adopted law, the registry of the illegally built facilities entails no costs or compensations and citizens will only have to pay around RSD 10,000 for the preparation of the geodetic report unless they already own a copy of it.