This is a necessary step to ensure that citizens can receive compensation for destroyed or damaged real estate in the TOT or areas of active hostilities.

The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Coordination Headquarters for the De-occupied Territories, chaired by Vice Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

To receive compensation for destroyed or damaged property, it is necessary to confirm ownership. Registration of ownership in the State Register of Real Property Rights (the Register) is therefore a prerequisite.

One challenge at this stage is the lack of access to information on property rights acquired before 2013 and registered with the technical inventory bureaus (TIB) in the territories. Some archives have not yet been removed from the temporarily occupied territories, and some were destroyed during the hostilities.

The current state of affairs makes it difficult to ascertain the ownership of such individuals. Property owners are forced to resolve this issue in court, despite having the original title documents for their real estate holdings. Alternatively, they may lack the originals but possess an entry in the outdated register.

“If a person has the original documents for property, the state should assist them. Every citizen should have the opportunity to receive compensation for destroyed or damaged housing,” the Vice Prime Minister stated.

The Ministry of Reintegration plans to exempt citizens who go to court to resolve this issue from paying court fees.

The Ministry of Justice says it is possible to transfer ownership information from the old register to the current one without TIB data. The owner must apply. The Ministry was instructed to provide relevant clarifications to regional military administrations.