Is it permissible to sell, rent, or otherwise transfer land in non-government-controlled territories or in a combat zone while martial law is in effect?

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Yes, it is permissible, but with some restrictions:

1. agreements regarding the disposal of land plots, which are subject to notarization, can be notarized only by notaries included in the list approved by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, which is constantly updated;

2. notarial actions regarding land plots are not performed by notaries whose workplace is located in such territories, they can be performed by a notary outside these territories, but on the condition that the place of residence or location of one of the parties to the agreement is registered within the notarial district of such notary;

3. registration actions regarding land plots are not carried out by state registrars in such territories, state registration of ownership and other rights to land plots, the location of which is the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson regions, Sevastopol, is carried out independently of their location;

4. it is prohibited to notarize an agreement on the alienation of a land plot and to register the ownership right to the plot before the end of one month from the day of the state registration of the ownership right of the alienator, if such right was acquired by him during martial law in Ukraine on the basis of an agreement or in connection with transferring the plot into the ownership of a legal entity as a contribution or in connection with the exit from the membership of the members of the legal entity;

5. notarization of agreements regarding the disposal of land plots (including agreements on amendments to such agreements or their termination), which are signed on behalf of an individual - the owner of the plot on the basis of a power of attorney, more than 1 month has passed since the date of its issuance (more than 2 months, if it is certified by a consular institution (diplomatic representation) of Ukraine or in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state), is allowed on the condition that a notary receives a statement from the principal confirming the validity of the power of attorney, the authenticity of the signature on which is certified by a notary, a consular institution (diplomatic representation) of Ukraine or in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, and in the case when such a power of attorney is certified by a notary without the use of special forms for notarial documents, also on the condition that it is registered in the Unified Register of Powers of Attorney with information on the presence of the powers necessary for the representative to sign the agreement. The authenticity of the signature on such a statement must be certified by a notary no earlier than 7 calendar days, and by a consular institution (diplomatic representation) of Ukraine or in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state - no earlier than 1 month before the date of signing the agreement.


Important! The list of territories where notarial and registration actions are restricted is determined by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and is constantly updated.

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