Real Estate Registration System in the Republic of Azerbaijan

1. Real Estate Registration System in the Republic of Azerbaijan (reforms and historical development) by Garib Hasanov REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN STATE SERVICE OF REAL ESTATE REGISTER UNDER STATE COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY ISSUES

2. Content: • Map of Azerbaijan • Historical development in the sphere of Registration System • Rights of the State Register Service • Some functions of the State Register Service • Registering • Next Steps

3. TOTAL AREA OF AZERBAIJAN 86 600 KM2 Capital: Baku city area: 86,6 км2 Population: 9 000 000 Monetary unit: manat Border with: Turkey, Georgia,Russia, Iran, Armenia OCCUPIEDAREA 20%

4. Historical Development State organs carried out Registration of rights in Azerbaijan till February 07, 2005 Technical Inventory office of Registration of the Rights under Baku city Executive Power State Committee of Construction and Architecture Bureau of Azerbaijan Other living privatizing areas Privatizing of the Living fund State Committee of Land and Cartography of Azerbaijan State Committee for Management of State Property of Azerbaijan Plan of the ground area And composition Real Estate Register service of Azerbaijan Property Certificates Land Registration

5. Historical Development Other living privatizing areas Privatizing of the Living fund Land Registration Property Certificates Property Certificate Cadastre of Real Estate Registration of Real Estate State Organs in Azerbaijan carried out Registration of Real Estate after February 07, 2005 Technical Inventory office of Registration of the Rights under Baku city Executive Power State Committee of Construction and Architecture Bureau of Azerbaijan State Committee of Land and Cartography of Azerbaijan State Committee for Management of State Property of Azerbaijan Real Estate Register service of Azerbaijan Plan of the ground area And composition STATE SERVICE OF REAL ESTATE REGISTER (State Service of Real Estate Register of Azerbaijan was established by Decree No 188 issued on February 7, 2005 by President of Azerbaijan

6. Historical Development State Organs in Azerbaijan carried out Registration of Real Estate after may 19, 2009 Technical Inventory office of Registration of the Rights under Baku city Executive Power State Committee of Construction and Architecture Bureau of Azerbaijan State Committee of Land and Cartography of Azerbaijan State Committee for Management of State Property of Azerbaijan Plan of the ground area And composition Real Estate Register service of Azerbaijan STATE SERVICE OF REAL ESTATE REGISTER

7. Current Situation Address Registration State Organs in Azerbaijan carried out Registration of Real Estate after may 19, 2009 • STATE SERVICE OF REAL ESTATE REGISTER UNDER STATE COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY ISSUES OF AZERBAIJAN (Approved by Decree dated 19 May 2009 of President of Azerbaijan) Registry Center STATE SERVICE OF REAL ESTATE REGISTER Cadastre Center Registration of State ownership property Cadastre of Real Estate Property Certificates Registration of Real Estate 2. State Committee of Land and Cartography of Azerbaijan Composition of Plan of the ground area

8. Current Situation Certificate The Process of Registration in Azerbaijan after May 19, 2009 The selling process of municipality lands municipality The selling process of private property State Committee of Land and Cartography of Azerbaijan STATE SERVICE ON REAL ESTATE REGISTER Privatization of State Property Notary STATE COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY ISSUES OF AZERBAIJAN

9. Rights of State Register Service • State Service of Real Estate Register is the central executive body carrying out a number of activities, such as state registration of real estate rights, as well as other rights on certain items, development of united cadastre of intangibles, inventory of the necessary registration activities on the real estate and other rights, preparation of relevant technical documents. • Carries out registration of property rights, as well as other rights of intangibles at state register • Prepares and implements united cadastre of real estate • Carries out the inventory activities necessary for registration of property rights • Ensures calculation of net value of constructions including buildings, equipments, residential and nonresidential areas and property complexes in accordance with inventory and market relations.

10. Some Functions of Register Service • To draw up and carry out state register either via computer technology on electronic facilities (disk, hard disk, etc.) or on paper via writing means without using computer • To accept the application or the annexed documents on the state registration of rights • To check the correspondence of the information in the submitted documents with the stocked at the state register • To find out if there are any irrelevance between the claimed and registered rights, as well as other grounds for rejection of state registration of rights or their suspension • To register the rights within the relevant period • To make notes on approval documents and include relevant information into state register • To prepare and implement the common cadastre with the view to ensure the state registration and description • To take necessary measures within its authority with the aim to improve the structure and work

11. Registering • The state register shall keep the information on intangibles, their holders, as well as the property rights. • The register (Registration book of the application) as well as files including documents for state registration of tights are an integral part of the state register. • The register shall include the information on the following: • a) Applicants, application content, documents on real estate, right holders • b) Extracts from the state registration of the rights • c) State register certificates and their holders • The state register (Registration book) and the documents for registration of the rights shall always be kept. • Each state register section consists of the following three chapters: • 1. Information on the title, location, area, definition and other necessary information • 2.Property and other object rights, name of the rights holder, passport information and other necessary information • 3. Limitation on property and other objects rights (servitude, mortgage, usufruct, arrest on real estate, leasing, etc.)

12. Next Steps • State Service of Real Estate Register under the State Committee on Property Issues of Azerbaijan executes the Azerbaijani Presidential Decree on improving the state service of real estate administration in Azerbaijan as of May 19, 2009 • By 2013 we intend to create a national inventory of Real Estate Registration System in Azerbaijan in accordance with the international experience • State Service of Real Estate Register under the State Committee on Property Issues of Azerbaijan plans to improve real estate registration system supporting the real estate markets and suitable systems for management and use of real estate

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