CITIZENS/COMPANIES
COMPULSORY DIVISION OF BUILDING SITE - HALF PLOTS ARTICLE 29(8)
Who it concerns:
Any plot created upon division of land under the provisions of the Streets and Buildings Regulation Law
and a building erected on such building site may be vertically divided and apportioned to the co-owners
by the Director of the Department of Lands and Surveys after an application filed by any of them.
Required Documents / Conditions / Samples:
- Requirements for the acceptance of the application:
- Each new plot or unit resulting from such division may be held and enjoyed as a self-contained tenement.
- Where a building has been erected on a plot, the co-owner (applicant) must first obtain a certificate of approval for that part of the building possessed by him. The provisions of Section 29(8) of the Law Cap. 224 shall not apply in cases where there is a common stairway, common air shaft or other parts which shall be mutually enjoyed by the owners of the new plots resulting from the division.
- None of the co-owners has previously been registered as owner of any other building site, which has been divided with the same procedure, unless he/she has acquired the ownership of the other building site upon inheritance or gift from a spouse or a relative within the third degree of kindred.
- Application form Ν259Α (signed by the co-owners of ½ of the share)
- Authorisation by the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber ΕΤΕΚ (Where there is a Private Surveyor)
- If there are buildings
- All the planning permits and the terms attached thereto (originals or true copies from the Competent Authority)
- All the building permits and the terms attached thereto, approved cadastral plan bearing the seals of the building permits
- Certificate of approval / certificate of approval with notes / certificate of unauthorised works for the building permits (original or true copy from the Competent Authority)
NOTE:
Architect’s Plans / Sectional Views / Cadastral Plan all bearing the seals of the Building Permits and of the Planning Permit (Originals or True Copies from the Competent Authority) is required to be submitted immediately after the payment of the fees, in the box outside the building of the District Lands Office accompanied by a receipt of payment from JCC SMART (If these are not submitted within three (3) days the case shall be rejected) - Photocopy of both sides of the applicant’s identity card or passport or ARC (for foreigner applicants)
- Reference of applicant’s postal address and contact telephone number(s)
- If the application is submitted by a Proxy, either through a General Power of Attorney (fee of €50.00 for depositing the General PoA) or through a Special Power of Attorney (no fee), the Power of Attorney must be placed in the special box outside the building of the District Lands Office. The Power of Attorney must be duly stamped and the signature thereon certified.
For samples of powers of attorney, please follow the link
How to submit:
Fees / Charges:
| FEES WITHOUT A LICENSED SURVEYOR | FEES WHITH A LICENSED SURVEYOR |
|---|---|
| a) €20.00 Local Enquiry | a) €20.00 Local Enquiry |
| b) €10.00 for each Plot arisen | b) €10.00 for each Plot arisen |
| c) €5.00 Per Title Deed for each owner | c) €5.00 Per Title Deed for each owner |
| d) €10.00 for the partition (unless there is one already deposited to our Department) | d) €10.00 for the partition (unless there is one already deposited to our Department) |
| e) €110.00 for cadastral field survey work for each New Plot | e) €35.00 for cadastral field survey work for each New Plot |
