Ktimatologio Extension On Filing and Athens Initial Lists.

Ktimatologio Extension On Filing and Athens Initial Lists. By Christos ILIOPOULOS* 2 April 2019 Ktimatologio is a new, modern Land Registry or Cadaster in Greece, which has started its exclusive operation in many areas of the country, while in several other towns and villages the process is underway. In those areas where the old cadaster, the Hyputhykophylakeeon, is still in operation, the Ktimatologio process has started collecting property filings and all real estate owners are called to file copies of their various titles, deeds, contracts, topographic plans / survey maps and registration of deeds certificates, so their ownership rights on real estate property is verified and certified in a digitalized system, with much more accuracy on boundaries delineation, and owners’ names registration. Anyone, therefore, who owns any type of property right in Greece must find out whether the area where the property is located has already a Ktimatologio office in operation, or whether the Ktimatologio process has just started and in that case, the owners must file copies of their titles and survey maps, to prove their ownership right. The government has granted today an extension on the time limits to file. Each owner who resides outside of Greece must contact friends, relatives, lawyers etc. in Greece to ask for the specific due date on the specific town or village of Greece. For example, for Lefkada, Nafpaktos, Messologi and Agrinio, the final day for foreign residents is the 10th of June. For the Korinthos and Loutraki areas, as well as Pieria, Evrytania, Fthiotida, Arcadia, Argolida and Lasithi, the time limit is until the 18th of June. For the islands of Rhodes, Kalymnos, Kos and Karpathos, the due date is the 20th of May 2019. For the Laconia area, the date is the 8th of July. There are more areas of Greece with various due dates and each property owner must make a search by calling Greece or visiting www.ktimatologio.gr For areas including Zakynthos, Kephalonia, Ithaca, Western Attica, Lemnos and Lesvos, the process has not yet started. At the Municipality of Athens, the filings had been done years ago and on Monday, 22nd of April, the initial listing of verified property rights will be published. The Ktimatologio services have processed the ownership rights declared and have come up with the initial outcome (first phase) of who has what right and where. Each property owner in Athens must check after 22 April 2019 whether their rights have been confirmed and whether their properties have been registered properly and correctly. In some cases, there will be mistakes and property owners must spot them and file objections to correct them. . *Christos ILIOPOULOS, attorney at the Supreme Court of Greece , LL.M. www.greekadvocate.eu e-mail: bm-bioxoi@otenet.gr