{"id":1704,"date":"2026-05-29T03:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/advokat-iz-zemelnyh-pytan\/pryvatyzacziya-zemelnoyi-dilyanky\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:57:54","slug":"pryvatyzacziya-zemelnoyi-dilyanky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/svaroglaw.com\/en\/advokat-iz-zemelnyh-pytan\/pryvatyzacziya-zemelnoyi-dilyanky\/","title":{"rendered":"Privatisation of a plot of land"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let us start with what most websites leave out: during martial law the free transfer of state and municipal land into private ownership is prohibited (subpara. 5, para. 27 of Chapter X of the Transitional Provisions of the Land Code). The ban also covers the granting of permits to prepare land management documentation.<\/p>\n

This means that an application along the lines of \u201cgive me 2 hectares for a smallholding\u201d or \u201c0.10 hectares for building in the city\u201d cannot succeed at present: a refusal would be lawful. That applies to everyone, including combat veterans, despite the separate rules on their priority right.<\/p>\n

But the ban is not absolute. Privatisation of a plot is still possible in at least four situations, and those are the ones we work with.<\/p>\n

<\/svg>+38 095 554-54-24<\/span><\/a>legal consultation<\/span><\/div>\n

The four exceptions that work now<\/h2>\n
  1. Land under your own building.<\/strong> If the plot has a house<\/a>, garage, summer house or other structure on it whose title is registered in your name, the plot can be privatised. This is the commonest workable route. No permit to prepare documentation is required here: technical documentation is drawn up establishing the boundaries on the ground (Art. 118(1) of the Land Code).<\/li>
  2. A plot granted for use before 1 January 2002<\/strong> \u2014 before the current Land Code took effect. Old state title deeds, village council decisions from the 1990s, agreements granting the use of land, and sometimes entries in a village council\u2019s household registers all serve as proof.<\/li>
  3. Separating a land share (pai) on the ground under a certificate.<\/strong> This is not a free transfer within the meaning of the ban, so authorities that refuse citing martial law are mistaken. Such refusals are overturned successfully.<\/li>
  4. Enforcing a court judgment<\/strong> that has come into force.<\/li><\/ol>\n

    \"Privatisation<\/a><\/p>\n

    Free transfer limits (Art. 121 of the Land Code)<\/h2>\n

    These limits will apply once the ban is lifted, and already apply to the exceptions listed above:<\/p>\n

    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Designated use<\/th>\nMaximum area<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Running a personal smallholding<\/td>\nup to 2.0 ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Building a house \u2014 in a village<\/td>\nup to 0.25 ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Building a house \u2014 in a settlement<\/td>\nup to 0.15 ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Building a house \u2014 in a city<\/td>\nup to 0.10 ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gardening<\/td>\nup to 0.12 ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Building a private garage<\/td>\nup to 0.01 ha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
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    The right to free privatisation may be used once for each designated use (Art. 116(4) of the Land Code). Taking a plot for a garage does not cost you the right to a plot for a smallholding.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

    The steps where the plot is under your own building<\/h2>\n
    1. Checking the status of the land<\/strong> \u2014 who owns it, whether a neighbouring plot overlaps it, and whether there are restrictions: protection zones, defence land, water fund land, historic areas. In our experience most refusals are born at this step, and finding the problem before filing is cheaper than challenging a refusal.<\/li>
    2. Commissioning technical land management documentation<\/strong> establishing the boundaries on the ground. No council permit is needed for this.<\/li>
    3. Approval of the documentation<\/strong> by the local council.<\/li>
    4. The decision transferring the plot into ownership.<\/strong> The council\u2019s decision is not itself a document of title.<\/li>
    5. State registration of title<\/strong> \u2014 through an administrative services centre or a notary. Only after this step is the land yours.<\/li><\/ol>\n

      With the documents in place it takes 3\u20136 months. Challenging a refusal adds another 6\u201312 months.<\/p>\n

      Typical grounds of refusal and how to overcome them<\/h2>\n