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Condominium registration
Condominium registration (etažiranje) divides a house or building into separate units – flats and commercial premises – each registered in the land register as separate property. We prepare the condominium plan (elaborat etažiranja) for family houses and residential buildings, obtain the confirmation of the competent authority and prepare the co-ownership agreement for registration in the land register.
We take on condominium registration in Lika-Senj County (Senj, Otočac, Gospić, Novalja and surroundings), Novi Vinodolski and Crikvenica, and on the islands of Krk and Rab. For properties elsewhere, please get in touch.
100+
condominium plans33
years of experience2–3 weeks
to prepare the planthrough to
registration in the land registerDOCUMENT CHECK AND QUOTE
Get in touch and arrange a meeting at our office. Bring the permits for the building (building and use permit, or the as-built decision) – we will review the documents and send you a quote.
MEETING:Ul. Petra Matkovića 7, Senj · Mon–Fri 8:00–16:00
Why register a condominium?
Until a house or building is registered as a condominium, the owners hold co-ownership shares in the whole property, but no one is registered in the land register as the owner of a specific flat. With condominium registration, each flat or commercial unit becomes a separate unit with its own owner.
The most common example is a family house with two or three flats where different family members live.
Loan collateral
An individual flat can be used as collateral for a loan.
Clear relations between co-owners
The land register shows what belongs to which owner, including storage rooms, balconies, terraces and parking spaces.
Simpler inheritance
Heirs inherit a specific flat rather than a share of the whole house.
Requirements
Three conditions must be met for condominium registration:
- The building was lawfully constructed or legalised – it has a building and use permit, an as-built decision, or was built before 15 February 1968.
- Each flat or commercial unit is a self-contained unit – confirmed by the competent administrative authority on the basis of the condominium plan.
- If the building has several co-owners, all of them agree in writing to the condominium registration and the division into separate units.
House not legalised? Legalisation comes before condominium registration, and we handle that too. Legalisation →
Source: Ownership and Other Real Rights Act (Zakon o vlasništvu i drugim stvarnim pravima), Article 73 (NN 91/96 … 94/17; amendment of Article 73: NN 79/06)
How the procedure works
- 01
Meeting and document check
At a meeting at our office, we review the permits and other documents for the building and then send you a quote. Once you accept it, we start work.
- 02
On-site measurement
If required, we measure all the rooms in the house or building.
- 03
Condominium plan
We prepare the plan with a list and description of the separate units, their floor areas and the related co-ownership shares, together with a proposal for registration in the land register.
- 04
Confirmation of the competent authority
We submit the plan to the competent administrative authority and obtain its confirmation that the flats and commercial units are self-contained units.
- 05
Co-ownership agreement
We prepare the co-ownership agreement (međuvlasnički ugovor) by which the co-owners establish ownership of the separate units. The co-owners sign it before a notary public. If the house is owned by one person, we prepare that person’s statement instead of an agreement.
- 06
Registration in the land register
The owners submit the certified agreement, together with the plan and the confirmation, to the land registry department of the municipal court. Once registered, each separate unit has its own owner.
How long does it take? We usually prepare the condominium plan within 2–3 weeks. How long the procedure takes before the competent authority and the land registry court depends on those bodies.
What you need to prepare
Please bring to the meeting:
- the building and use permit, the as-built decision, or proof that the building was constructed before 15 February 1968,
- the design or drawings of the building, if available,
- a list of all co-owners and a rough idea of which flat or commercial unit belongs to which co-owner – we agree the details at the meeting.
We obtain the land register extract ourselves. If further documents are needed, we will tell you at the meeting.
Costs
The total cost of condominium registration consists of:
- Condominium plan and co-ownership agreement
- according to our quote
- Administrative fee
- for the confirmation of the competent authority
- Certification of the co-owners’ signatures
- by a notary public
- Court fee
- for registration in the land register
You will find the price of our service in the quote after we have reviewed the documents.
Frequently asked questions
Can a family house be registered as a condominium?
Yes, that is the most common case. A house with two or more flats can be registered as a condominium if each flat is a self-contained unit, so that each flat gets its own owner in the land register.
The house has not been legalised. Can it be registered as a condominium?
No. Only a lawfully constructed or legalised building can be registered as a condominium. We also handle legalisation, after which the condominium plan can be prepared.
Can a garage or parking space be a separate unit?
Yes. The law lists as self-contained premises “separate garages or clearly delimited spaces in a building intended for parking motor vehicles” (Article 67(2), unofficial translation). Storage rooms, balconies and terraces belong to the individual flat.
One of the co-owners refuses to give consent. What now?
The law provides (unofficial translation):
“No co-owner of a property may withhold consent to the establishment of ownership of a separate unit for another co-owner holding a corresponding co-ownership share, unless establishing the new ownership of a separate unit in favour of that co-owner would abolish or restrict rights already held by him on the basis of his previously established ownership of a separate unit.” (Article 73(2))
If the co-owners cannot agree, we recommend seeking a lawyer’s advice; we prepare the technical documentation.
Contact
Request a quote or expert advice
Office: Ul. Petra Matkovića 7, 53270 Senj, Croatia · Mon–Fri 8:00–16:00