Changing the boundaries of land plots “in a neighborly way”: what is the danger?

Changing the boundaries of a land plot is a procedure for revising the official boundaries of land ownership. It is carried out through cadastral actions, approval, and registration in the registry.

Of course, it is possible to agree on a new division of the boundary with neighbors, but who knows what will happen tomorrow, and what to do if the new neighbors have a different opinion? This question was answered by “Channel 24” by Artem Ripenko, a partner at the law company “DE-JURE”, a lawyer, candidate of legal sciences.

The Land Code of Ukraine does not define the form of a “good-neighborly agreement”, but it is still appropriate to draw it up in documents, it is advisable to add the relevant plans of the land plots. But it is worth understanding that if the actual boundaries of the plots do not coincide with those set out in the documents, then over time difficulties may arise, up to a dispute in court and conducting a land examination.

In many cases, it is more expedient to follow the legal, rather than the good-neighborly path. Then neighbors who want to move the boundary of the plot with the consent of the neighbor will receive full documents that are difficult to challenge in court. And this is worth the additional costs of registration.

Read Artem Ripenko’s full commentary on the mechanisms for changing the boundaries of land plots on our website in the “Media about us” section.