Restoration of title documents and registration in the State Register of Property Rights for compensation purposes

Oleksandr*, who is forcibly residing in Lviv region, contacted a lawyer from the STEP NGO seeking legal assistance with entering information on ownership rights to a residential house damaged as a result of hostilities into the State Register of Property Rights to Immovable Property (SRPR).

During the consultation, it was established that the title document - the certificate of inheritance - had been lost, which made registration of ownership rights impossible. The lawyer prepared a request to the notarial archive to obtain a duplicate of the document. After confirming the possibility of issuing a duplicate, the lawyer supported the process of obtaining it, as well as the preparation of technical documentation for the house. Based on the collected documents, information on the ownership right was entered into the SRPR.

As a result, Oleksandr obtained the opportunity to submit documents to receive compensation for the damaged housing under the eVidnovlennia (eRecovery) program.

* The name has been changed to protect personal data, the image is an illustration and does not reflect the specific events described in the story.

Assistance was provided by NGO STEP in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and funded by the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.