Is it possible to establish a building and to register it as a residential house on the land plot with the purpose usage for “country-cottage building”? This question is often asked by those wishing to build and who wants to buy private houses in the city.

The major part of current cottage building is carried out on the land plots of country-cottages co-operatives.

It is possible to determine what kind of property you have according to SNiP 2.08.01-89 “Residential real estate”. The necessity to divide the residential houses and country-cottages appears due to the fact that the latter can not be the place of permanent living. In any case this is what is written in the Housing codex. As a fact the problems with registration of place of living can appear, if this place is the only place for living. As a result the problems can appear with tax service, organization of social insurance and many other organizations.

It is obvious that it is better to escape such a case. With this purpose it is necessary to register a house. It can be carried out in two ways. The first one is to change the purpose usage for the residential building and to get to know whether the country-cottage co-opertive that gave the plot exists. At the same time it is necessary to pay attention whether the plot has been privatized. If it has the process will be much easier. If not it is ought to carry out its privatization or to check whether the regulations of co-operative permit to change the purpose usage of land. If there is no possibility to change the purpose usage of the land plot the only way is to conduct privatization.

In order to do it one has to submit an application to the local Soviet with plan of the land plot and agreement of co-operative chairman for the privatization. Then – to obtain the agreement from the neighbors to establish the borders. After that to wait the session of the Soviet and to get the decision about delivery of the plot. On its basement a state act for the land plot is obtained. And then the procedure of changing of purpose usage starts.

If the plot is privatized it is possible to turn to the local Soviet at once for the permission of the development of the project for the change of purpose usage of the plot. After such a document is obtained one should turn to the special project organization with appropriate license that will develop the project. As far as it is finished it should be agreed with local (village, city) chairman, as well as with the management of land resources, town-planning and architecture. As well there is need to have the signatures and stamps of local management of sanitary service.

After all necessary formalities are finished local soviet makes the decision about the agreement for the change of purpose usage of the plot. And on its grounds a new state act for the land is formed in the local management of land resources. According to the Law it should be made before building process, but this procedure takes from several months to 1.5 years.

This is the second way of legalization – building of the Ukrainian real estate that suits all regulations as for the residential property in Ukraine.

The main thing…

It is necessary to admit that currently while building a complete residential house in the suburb land plot one can meet many difficulties, one of them is change of the purpose usage of the land site. This procedure includes the necessity of cooperation with officials of great many of instances. And it should be better carried out before the process of building. But if it happened state authorities treat such event in a mild way, so the only thing you should do is to pay an administrative fine in the sum not to large comparing to the cost of the house..