Deadline for registering unpermitted buildings in Montenegro's cadastre: what to do now
The deadline to file a request for registering an unpermitted building in the cadastre is 14 August 2027. The extension buys time, but surveyors get busy before deadlines — here is what you can finish now.
Montenegro's Law on Legalisation of Unpermitted Buildings starts with the cadastre: before you apply for legalisation, the building must be recorded, and that requires a survey report (geodetski elaborat) made by a licensed surveying company.
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What counts as meeting the deadline
The deadline is met when the registration request is filed with the Real Estate Administration (Uprava za nekretnine) together with the survey report. Merely hiring a surveyor or ordering a survey is not enough.
| Step | Who | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| On-site survey of the building | surveyor | 1 day on site |
| Preparing the survey report | surveyor | by agreement |
| Registration request | owner, or surveyor with power of attorney | by 14 August 2027 |
Three things you can do this week
- Get the property certificate (list nepokretnosti) for the plot to see whether the building is already partly registered.
- Check the cadastral municipality and plot number — the first thing every surveyor asks for.
- Send one request to surveyors in your municipality and compare offers.