The main project of the Real Estate Administration this year will be making the real estate cadastre for the part of the territory of Nikšić, occupying 100.000 hectares of land. This project started last year, said the Director of the Real estate Administration, Dragan Kovačević.
Another project that will draw attention this year is 10 cadastral municipalities in Bijelo Polje, where the existing cadastre isn’t stable and accurate.
“That cadastre of land was projected in the 70s and it doesn’t contain any ownership data, only the possession state. The new, multi-purpose cadastre will be accurate and reliable. That will be a great benefit for both the citizens and the country”, says Kovačević.
Thanks to these projects, Nikšić and Bijelo Polje will have the entire territory completely surveyed. So far, it’s been the land cadastral registry, and rights to the real estate haven’t been defined. In other words, they contained the data about the occupants but not about the owners.
“Our experts go from one house to the other, talk with the residents about their obligation to mark the property. If everybody cooperates, we will have an almost ideal cadastre. The residents know what the are supposed to do – mark their real estate with visible markings, visible from airplanes”, says Kovačević.
As far as Nikšić is concerned, everything has been recorded and by the end of next year, the country will have real estate cadastre at the entire territory.
“Data for the coastal region might be a problem. When the first cadastre was designed, the quantity rather than quality was a main focus. Residents were interested in marking their territories and now we have problems. When we experienced the investment boom in 2006-2007, people became aware of the importance of real estate. Before that, they didn’t care about who their neighbors were and where the boundaries of property were. That’s why I say it all the time, citizens must cooperate. Once the problem arises, the fault lies not only with those who enter the data, but also the citizens who fail to take part in the process. All possible mistakes can be corrected, but jointly”, says Kovačević.
Kovačević emphasizes the importance of developing this state authority in all Montenegrin projects. Real Estate Administration has a very responsible job – state property assessment and the land that is expropriated.
“We collect data that have no oscillations. We determine relative values and that’s why we are usually criticized, without plausible arguments to support the criticism. Many factors impact the assessment and it really isn’t simple”, says Kovačević.
