Main points
- Land in a village can be state, communal, or private property, depending on who owns it.
- Citizens can become owners of land in the village through purchase and sale, donation, exchange, privatization, inheritance, or receiving land plots as free property from state or municipal property.
Who owns the land in the village / Depositphotos
Ukrainian legislation stipulates that land in a village can belong to its residents, the community, and the state. We will tell you which plots are owned by which party below.
Who owns the land in the village?
In a village, land can have three forms of ownership – state, communal, and private, reports 24 Channel with reference to the Land Fund of Ukraine.
The main owners of the plots today are:
- Individuals or legal entities
This is private property, to which the relevant rights are legally registered. Such plots include land under private houses, as well as shares registered under farms.
- Territorial community
This is communal property, which covers areas within the village that are neither state nor private property. In particular, it includes public lands, such as streets, parks, areas under communal buildings, etc.
- State
This is state property, which includes objects of national importance. For example, these are lands under the railway, defense facilities, and so on.
Who has the right to purchase land in the village?
According to Article 81 of the Land Code of Ukraine, citizens in the village may become owners of land plots on the following grounds:
- acquisition of land under purchase and sale agreements, donation, exchange, rent or other civil law agreements
- obtaining land plots in free ownership from lands of state or communal ownership;
- privatization of lands that were previously provided to citizens for use;
- acquisition of land ownership by inheritance;
- allocation of a land share (share) in kind on the ground.
How to register land within the village?
Obtain a legal basis. Either a decision of the local council (if the land is communal) or a contract (purchase, inheritance, donation, etc.) is required.
Prepare documents:
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land management project – for new areas.
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technical documentation – to clarify the boundaries of existing ones.
Obtain a cadastral number. Entering data into the State Geocadastre is a mandatory step for identifying the site.
Register the property with the ASNAP or a notary. The entry must appear in the State Register of Real Rights.
Who owns the land under a private house?
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If an individual or private company purchases a residential building (not an apartment building) that stands on land privately owned by the previous owner, then along with the building, the right to this land plot automatically passes to the new owner. Its intended purpose does not change.
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In the case where the house is located on land that was jointly owned, the new owner of the property receives the same share of the land plot that belonged to the previous owner.
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At the same time, foreigners and stateless persons can become owners of non-agricultural land plots only on the condition that, together with the land, they acquire ownership of the real estate located on it.