Flooding, gas leakage, fire and other emergencies in apartment buildings sometimes occur when the owner of the apartment is not at home and cannot be contacted. To save his property, a neighbor tries to get into the apartment where the incident occurred – and in the eyes of the law, the victim turns into an[...]

The issue of allocating a share in an apartment with joint ownership is one of the most complex in housing law. The allocation of shares depends on whether the co-owners have reached an agreement among themselves. If there is an agreement, the best option is to conclude an agreement on determining the procedure for using[...]

Currently, there are four types of passports in use in Ukraine: two internal ones – in the form of an ID card or a booklet, and two foreign ones – biometric and non-biometric. Not all of them have an unlimited validity period, so together with Alina Kulava, a lawyer at the DE-JURE law firm, we[...]

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has taken a small but important step towards business by adopting Bill No. 14023. From now on, it is not mandatory to sign certificates of work performed in non-cash settlements. As noted by a member of the Council for Entrepreneurship Support under the President of Ukraine, entrepreneur Artem Borodatyuk, this[...]

Before concluding a purchase and sale agreement, investing in a new building, renting or mortgage, the buyer should order a legal check of the object, its owners and participants in the development chain. A necessary component of a legal opinion is a check for the presence of legal disputes, which allows you to avoid the[...]

The decision regarding the mobilization of the military-medicine commission (MMC) was made even quickly and without addressing health problems, which gives the right to serve in the military or as a base for military service. Disability, it is possible and necessary to disqualify this restoration. Before any actions are taken, the lawyer Yuriy Kostinyuk, the[...]

The new Ukrainian state program for insurance and compensation of war losses for businesses has already started working with the first applications – moreover, the first changes have been implemented. The program applies to property that has been destroyed and damaged since January 1, 2026. State support, as before, provides for two instruments: direct compensation[...]

A person who buys an apartment in a new building finds himself in a vulnerable position, because it is not entirely clear what exactly he owns: the rights to an apartment in a building that has not been put into operation are still not his own housing. That is why it is important to understand[...]

The constant shelling of the Russian Federation causes significant losses to both citizens and businesses every day. However, there are currently effective mechanisms for compensation for damages, the possibilities of which our team successfully helps to take advantage of. Specialists of the law company DE-JURE help to draw up documents for compensating entrepreneurs for the[...]

An apartment can belong to several people at the same time (for example, relatives or a couple with children), who are co-owners. In this case, each person does not own a separate room, but has a share in the right of ownership of the housing. But what if you need to legally formalize ownership of[...]

Although the association of co-owners of an apartment building (COA) is not a full-fledged business, it is this legal entity that directs the co-owners’ cash flows, concludes service contracts, and influences the quality of life of everyone in the building. Therefore, a COA can become a target for raiding in various scenarios: from fake meetings[...]

On December 26, 2025, the Law of Ukraine No. 4698-ИХ dated 03.12.2025 on amendments to the Sub-Tax Code of Ukraine came into force, according to which: when calculating the amount of real estate tax – real estate objects, including their shares, located in the territories of active hostilities or in the territories of Ukraine temporarily[...]