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Post by kastelan on May 21, 2005 6:08:55 GMT 1
Dear Sir, Thank you for your forum. It is very enlightening. My father was recently willed a house on Brac. How do we insure that the title/deed was registered upon the death of the benefactor. We are based in California and are not sure of the process. Thank you, Debbie
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Post by Peter Ellis on May 23, 2005 15:10:20 GMT 1
It will be necessary for you to authorise a local lawyer to register the will in the inheritance court. This may be possible simply through a local notary, as they have recently assumed some extra powers for this purpose. Once this is done, they can register your title in the Land Registry. However you need to check whether Californian citizens are able to inherit property here. British ones certainly can and UK wills are recognised here but there are known to be complications with certain American states. Apparently not all US states have uniform arrangements for foreign ownership of property and it raises reciprocity issues. You could try the Croatian Foreign Ministry website www.mvp.hr for further information
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Post by kastelan on May 24, 2005 7:04:52 GMT 1
Thank you, we will follow-up, Debbie
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Post by gregp on Jun 16, 2005 22:43:09 GMT 1
Dear Peter My grandfather migrated from Croatia to New Zealand many years ago, having passed away now he has left my father an inheritance of a 1/4 of a package of property in Korcula. The remaining 75% of the inheritance belongs to my grandfathers two sisters. I have the appropriate will documents and also a Hereditary Verdict from the municipal court in korcula describing properties recorded in ZU. I would like to ask you three questions. 1. How do i legally and physically define what all these property numbers mean on this document?eg. How much land does our family own? We only know by talking to other family members and the locals. Do they have site plans at the council etc? 2. The property is very coastal and has a derilect house on it. I have heard we can only build on the foundations of this existing house and not the other remaining property? Is this true? 3. My immediate family would like to buy out the other family members remaining 75% inheritance. How do we go about this? They have no interest in the property. Many thanks.Hope this email is not to long. My first time on the forum. Greg
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 19, 2005 9:56:59 GMT 1
Dear Greg
The documents you will need to see are the Catastre Plan for the property, the Certificate of Title and the Possession document. The plot numbers on the Certificate of Title and Possession document should tally. You can then look at the Catastre Plan and see what the boundaries are of the plots referred to. The Catastre Plan is normally kept with the Certificate of Title but if it isn't one is obtainable from the local Catastre office.
How many metres to the coast is the property? You should be able to build on the footprint of the existing house and even possibly on a further percentage, but it will depend on local regulations which differ from commune to commune and the existing urbanistic plan for the district, as will whether you can build elsewhere on the plot.
If the other relatives want to sell then it will just a question of negotiating a price and making a contract. One caveat. I know that Australian nationals, for example, can only buy here if they have permanent residence, because the Australian government imposes the same restriction on foreigners buying in Australia. I have no idea how it works for New Zealand citizens. Are foreigners, and specifically Croatians, allowed to buy property freely in New Zealand?
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Post by gregp on Aug 4, 2005 14:30:27 GMT 1
Dear Peter,
Thankyou for the informative reply, appolgies on the embarrasing delay in return.
Yes the property is within 50m of the water and the surrounding area is largley unbuilt on.
Peter, how do i find the local Catastre Office in Korcula? Also can i go along and freely view the view Castastre plan and Certificate of Title, and do the administration in these offices act on these requests immediatley, or does one need to make an appointment?
I have the contact of a lawyer in Korcula, would it be of any benefit to hire the services of a local professional to confirm such land titles and plots?
I have heard it can be very difficult trying to gather such information in these local towns.
Many thanks
Yours Faithfully
Gregp
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Post by Peter Ellis on Aug 5, 2005 9:10:44 GMT 1
Hi Greg
A local lawyer would probably be best. The Korcula court is notoriously slow and someone local would be best placed to pursue it for you. It should be possible to view the Catastre plan on request, but the office there is probably not open every day.
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Post by IgorGr on Aug 8, 2005 7:42:34 GMT 1
To Greg, try sending an email to cadastre office in Korcula or sending a fax, you can try calling there is a chance that someone speaks english.
ISPOSTAVA KORÈULA Mišo Biliš, dipl.inž.geod.
Šetalište Frana Kršiniæa 50 20260 Korèula Tel.: (020) 711 255 Fax: (020) 711 255
puk.dubrovnik@dgu.hr
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