How to legalize a garage
If you own a car, then of course your car needs a home, namely the garage.
Legalize a garage (register ownership) can, it all depends, where and how was the garage built?. Legalizing a garage means first of all obtaining a certificate of ownership, which will give you the opportunity to legally dispose of your property. Full registration of a garage means having a certificate of ownership of the garage, and also to the ground. You can legalize a garage only if you have documents for the land for the garage. The land can be your personal property, as well as leased.
How to legalize a garage in a cooperative?
You own a garage in a cooperative or on rented land and you have a question about how to legalize the garage (just privatize the garage).
I want to note, that being the owner of a garage in a cooperative and having ownership of the garage are two different concepts. As long as you are a member of the cooperative – garage is yours. In order to have full control of the garage and have ownership rights, it is necessary to produce a technical passport and go through the registration procedure. In the future, if possible, it is necessary to privatize land, on which the garage is built. The chairman of the cooperative is responsible for preparing the necessary documents in the cooperative., he must have a land lease and a corresponding permit for the construction of garages.
To legalize a garage, the following documents are required::
- certificate of membership in the GSK and payment of the share contribution;
- reference, which testifies, that the building was constructed economically and put into operation;
- bti technical sheet.
With these documents, you can go through the registration procedure at a notary or registrar and receive a certificate of ownership of the real estate property, that is, to legalize your garage. In this case, the land will remain leased to the cooperative, but such a garage can already be sold.
How to legalize a metal garage?
A metal garage is not a property, since this is a non-permanent structure, the movement of which is possible without depreciation and change of purpose, therefore there is no need to register ownership of it. It will be enough for you to receive the document, proof of ownership (orders) the plot of land underneath it.
How to legalize a garage in the courtyard of an apartment building?
To legalize a garage in the courtyard of an apartment building, You need to collect some documents:
- decision of the executive committee of the district council to permit the construction of a garage;
- decision on the allocation of land for a garage (rent, ownership);
- technical passport for garage.
As a result, you can legalize your garage, that is, obtain a certificate of ownership of the garage. When land is leased from city authorities, then the privatization of land will depend on the decision of district (urban) administrations. And now, after receiving a legal document for your garage, you have the right to dispose of your property at your own discretion: sell, exchange, rent out, draw up other agreements, not prohibited by law.
How to legalize a garage on your land?
If you already have a document, confirming ownership of the house and land, accordingly, the house was put into operation and registered, but you decided to additionally build a garage in the yard, then you must receive all the same documents, which were received upon commissioning of the house, namely:
- construction passport;
- submit a notice to begin construction;
- order and produce a technical passport for the garage;
- submit a declaration of readiness of the object.
Thus, after registration, You will legitimize the garage, in other words, receive a certificate of ownership.
How to legalize a garage through court?
You will need to collect a number of documents:
- order a technical report;
- order a technical passport;
- legal documents.
To legitimize an unauthorized garage, You initially need to obtain a positive court decision. The court recognizes the right of ownership and then you need to put the object into operation and, as a result, register it, that is, to legalize the garage. If, by a court decision, ownership of an unauthorized garage has been recognized, then it is accepted for operation only if it is possible to operate it safely and reliably based on the results of a technical inspection of such a garage.
Our Expert BTI Shandrik O.I., will help you understand and choose the right option for legalizing your garage. Contact us for advice, You will receive comprehensive information and be able to resolve the issue of legalizing the garage as a cooperative, in the courtyard of a multi-storey building or on a private plot.