06 March 2019 - According to the data collected in February, 21.000 – 50.000 of submitted requests for property legalization have been processed.
"Most requests required additional documentation. In a small number of cases, the procedure was stopped and the decision has been adopted," said General Director of the Directorate for Housing Development within the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Marko Canović.
He points out that the property legalization process has not been blocked. It is just slower than expected due to the defined procedures and workload of the local administration units and the cadastral register.
“A great number of requests has been submitted, and their processing is a challenge for municipal administrations. The procedure is new, there is no practice,” says Mr. Canović.
The procedure entails the establishment of harmonization with the planning documentation, settled economic rights on the land and in the structure, as well as applicants’ will.
“Recording critical zones, mainly in the southern and central part, has been completed almost simultaneously with the expiration of the deadline for submitting requests,” said Canović and added that the Ministry, i.e., Unit for the quality control, must control the quality of the elements stated in the technical documentation and quality product plan.
Request for property legalization also included the design and authentication of the geodetic survey. It is, therefore, impossible to fictitiously legalize structures that can not be found.
“This orthophoto recording is not just a mere picture, but it is a collection of data about space. These data are the requirement for making records about the unlawfully built structures,” concluded Canović.
For proper implementation of regulations, authorizations and responsibilities of the municipalities regarding the adoption of decisions on the communal equipment of construction land for illegal structures, have been defined by law. The law also defines the annual fee for the use of land, as well as, fee for the provision of alternative accommodation.
