In order to receive information regarding the immovable property recorded in the Land Register, visit the computerised Land Register site of the immovable property www.zemesgramata.lv and its e-service “My Data.”

 

With My Data, you can:

• to see the real estate of your own,
• get information about looking into the real estate compartments you own,
• to follow suit and to request a statement of their properties,
• view purchases made,
• to follow the requests for corroboration submitted, their status,
• to apply for supervision of properties - to receive a statement regarding submitted requests for corroboration and judges' decisions.

 

To learn information about the permitted use or planned use of your real estate in the vicinity of your real estate, use the National Unified Geospatial Information Portal geolatvija.lv the planning of the development of the territory by searching for information according to the cadastre designation or specific address of the unit of land.

In order to receive information with the current cadastre data regarding your real estate and also the building which does not belong to any real estate, as well as spatial data on units of land, parts of units of land and buildings that are included in your real estate composition, is the joint property object attached to the apartment property, or is a structure that does not belong to any real estate in the composition of the property,

1. you can use a free e-service My data in the cadastre;

1. by writing an application, by signing with a secure  electronic signature and sending to the SLS  e-address or to pasts@vzd.gov.lv;
2. on-site at the SLS;
3. or the State Land Service data publishing and e-services portal (Kadastrs.lv).

 

 

IEvery lead can browse through thematic cards created by the National Land Service (VZD).

1. browsing the thematic cards of the free e-service State Land Service;

1. by writing an application, by signing with a secure  electronic signature and sending to the SLS  e-address or to pasts@vzd.gov.lv;
2. on-siteVZD.

 

Thematic map layer is a separate additional map layer on the portal Kadastrs.lv publicly available geospatial data.

When executing an e-service, you can view:

• Spatial data of the cadastre information system;
• The spatial data of the national address register;
• Estate value zoning cards;
• Orthodox and other cards at the disposal of the SSD;
• High-detailed topographic information and other spatial data at the disposal of the SSD;
• Multiple-scale topographic maps;
• Site name information.

 

On the other hand, each lead can select cadastre objects (units of land, parts of land units, structures or groups of premises) according to predefined parameters, marking the area of interest on the map or selecting and marking a specific administrative unit on the map: county, parish, city or village:

1. using the charge e-service Select and output data for specific objects or areas according to defined parameters;

1. by writing an application, by signing with a secure  electronic signature and sending to the SLS  e-address or to pasts@vzd.gov.lv;
2. on-site at the SLS.

 

Real estate tax (SEE) is a compulsory payment to be paid by the owner to the local government in the territory of which the immovable property is situated. Land, buildings and groups of premises shall be subject to the NIR and shall be calculated by the local government determined by the State Land Service cadastral values of real estate.

The cadastral value of the property you own can be ascertained free of charge by the State Land Service data publishing and e-services portal (Kadastrs.lv).

 

In order to perform easily and quickly the payment of the immovable property tax on his or her or her or another person's property, which is entered in the Land Register:

1. via e-service Pay the estate tax online.

 

Real estate encumbrance is one of the factors for reducing cadastral values. However, not all the encumbrances specified for an installation shall be taken into account in the calculation of the value - only such burdens recorded shall be taken into account when calculating the cadastral value in the cadastre.

If the cadastral value is lower, the real estate tax is also lower. In order to ascertain the encumbrances registered in the Cadastre and the areas occupied by them, the owner of the immovable property may:

1. use a free e-service My data in the cadastre;

1. by writing an application, by signing with a secure  electronic signature and sending to the SLS  e-address or to pasts@vzd.gov.lv;
2. on-site at the SLS;
3. or the State Land Service data publishing and e-services portal (Kadastrs.lv).

 

Road easements

If the owner of the immovable property does not have other access to his or her property, a lien - an easement of the road may be registered. For more information about tracking road easements, read the State Land Service (SLS) portal in the “Services to landowners” section, then “Data registration”, where in the list, select “Track easement registration”.

It is possible to require the SLS to prepare and issue a statement regarding the updating of the data of the cadastre object. Cadastre. Use the service for this purpose Registration/update of data in the Cadastre information system on the basis of the submitted document, which is not a cadastral survey document.

 

Red line encumbrance

Red lines delimit the streets and the corridors of plantations, such as trees, lanes, sidewalks, and engineering communications. As the responsibility for red lines is entrusted to local authorities, the limited rights of use of real estate in different areas may vary. The Law on Safeguards red lines are defined as protection zones in cities and villages, which are specified in the local government spatial plan, in the local authority plan or in the detailed plan. In accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 240 of 30 April 2013 General rules on spatial planning, use and building the width of the red street line specified in 'shall be determined according to the street category in the regulations on spatial planning, use of territory and building. Information regarding the local local government spatial plan, local plans and detailed plans may be sought by the portal Geolatvija.lv under the heading “Spatial development planning”.

 

Declare the place of residence of your child, the child of your minors, the person under guardianship or guardianship free of charge electronically:

• open e-service Declaration or designation of residence, complete it and submit it;

• in person in the declaring authority of residence of the local government in the administrative territory of which the address of the place of residence to be declared is situated.

 

 

Or obtain information regarding the immovable properties and persons recorded in the Land Register for which the declared or registered place of residence is in place:

• using the free e-service My Owner's declared and additional address.

 

Read more in a life situation Declaration of residence.

If repairs are planned, harmonisation with the building board is not necessary only in the case of cosmetic repairs, but it is important to take into account a number of conditions.

 

Cosmetic repair

If you perform cosmetic repairs in an apartment without changing the way the rooms are used, the design of the premises, without affecting the carrying and non-performing structures, without changing the windows and doorways, without altering the sound insulation, the building facade and the sharing engineering communications, no co-ordination with the building board shall be required.

 

Changing the functions of the premises, rebuilding

In cases where the planned renovation is more substantial than purely cosmetic changes, and more extensive apartment repairs are planned, such as apartment reconstructions, the apartment owner should invite a certified architect who will develop the relevant construction documentation for submission to the building board. After the co-ordination of the construction documentation and the performance of the works, it is necessary to develop a new case for the cadastral survey of the group of premises. It should be recalled that, following the development of a new case for the cadastral survey, the works should also be put into service by means of an application to the building board.

In order to develop documentation for the cadastral survey case, a certified surveyor shall be referred to, in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 1011 “Party Certification and Certified Persons monitoring arrangements in geodesy, land-use planning and land cadastral survey”. You can read more about the survey case and how to prepare it on the SLS website and on the portal Latvija.lv as well as in the mana.latvija.lv life situation in “The Reformation of Housing.”

 

Renovation of a cultural and historical monument

If you own an apartment in a historic building and have cultural and historical monument, a co-ordination regarding the renovation with the National Heritage Board (NKMP) is required. The forms of the application and the types of submission shall be considered NKMP site.

In assessing each instance of such a building individually – how much the planned reconstructions will affect the historic building – the inspection may require the architect to design an artistic inventory in a separate volume, i.e. photographing all objects with historical value – ovens, ceilings, rosettes, doors, window and door elements, ceiling paintings, etc. project.

If it is concluded during the co-ordination of THE NKMP project that historical decorations have been missing during the renovation of the historic building or that inappropriate elements (e.g. plastic windows) have been used, the inspection may not harmonise the conversion and require the replacement or renewal of individual elements. Processing the documents IN NKMP is free.

For more about reconciling a cultural and historical monument, read on the site of the National Heritage Administration.

 

Setting up a fence or fence

In order to set up a fence or a fence which is not visible from the street and which would separate your property from your neighbor's property, you must obtain the consent of the neighbours with which the land borders are common. A self-government co-ordination is not necessary in this case. Align the building of a fence or fence with municipality only necessary if the structure is visible from the street (public outdoor).

We draw attention to the fact that the rules for the use and building up of the local government spatial plan may specify the building parameters, what exactly the fence must be, and how high it may be. Information regarding local local government spatial plans may be sought by the porta lGeolatvija.lv under the Planning for Spatial Development.

Planting at the border with other properties

Planting of trees in their property does not require a local government permit. Coordination with the building board would only be necessary if you wanted to plant a separate tree and bush in public outdoor areas (streets, squares, forest and forest-dwellings, parks, squares, rivers available to the public).

There are no laws defining specific distances for planting trees from the land area borders or limited wooden height, so when planting on a private parcel, account should be taken of how much wood will grow so that it does not harm buildings or do not adversely affect neighbours' property.

In the event that a tree growing on the border bends over a neighbor's building, he or she has the right to require the owner of the tree to steal branches or chop it off so that the tree does not threaten his or her and neighbor's property. If a tree bends over a neighbor's land, the neighbor has the right to read the fruit growing in it and keep it to himself.

Multiple local government have established binding rules to be followed by all residents and landowners of the administrative territory of the municipality concerned.

 

Felling of trees

According to 02.05.2012 Cabinet Regulation No. 309 Regulations regarding Tree Felling outside the forest 5.1 paragraphs 5.2 and 5.2, without the permission of the local government, only fruit trees (with a few exceptions) referred to in the Regulations are permitted to be felled outside the forest. This means that, for example, the felling of an apple tree can be done by the landlord at his own discretion.

In return, in order to obtain a felling permit for a tree other than fruit tree, for which the average of the strain is equal to or greater than 20 centimetres, the land owner or the legal possessor must submit an application for the municipality with a request to allow trees to be felled (be interested in your local government for submission requirements):

• if your real estate is in Riga territory, you can use e-services Tree felling permit;

• Authorisation for felling of trees growing outside the forest to make a request to other municipalities for obtaining tree felling permits.

 

If you own an immovable property bordering the area of public use, care must be taken to clean and secure its surroundings.

The Law For local governments Article 43, paragraph 6, provides that the local government is entitled to issue binding rules regarding the care of the territory adjacent to the property in public use (pedestrian pavement, ditches or sawers to the edge of the carriageway). The rules binding on many municipalities require that the maintenance and maintenance of real estate and adjacent territory be delegated to:

• the owner or actual possessor of the immovable property;
• the owner of the building;
• the owner of the land;
• the manager of a multi-apartment residential house.

 

Owners and operators may be held liable in civil or judicial proceedings if someone has suffered and slipped on an uncleared sidewalk. On grounds of uncleaned sidewalks, anyone has the right to report immediately to the relevant local government.

Waste management in Latvia is determined by Waste management law. The organisation of municipal waste management in its administrative territory shall be responsible for Local government.

If you have observed environmental contamination in your property's neighbourhood, including smoke, corrosive smells, hazardous waste or other environmental violations, you should report this to the responsible authority. You can read about reporting authorities and potential irregularities on the website Environment SOS. You can use the application to make reporting more convenient VideSOS on your mobile device.

 

Residential buildings and accommodation management

In apartment properties, each apartment owner is not fully independent, but his or her rights can only be exercised with other apartment owners. You may obtain information electronically in the State Uniform computerised Land Register regarding persons entered in the Land Register by selecting to search for property.

You can search for property by:

• cadastre number;
• the bin number;
• addresses.

 

When performing an e-service, you can specify what you want to know from the options, then you must pay the service.

When purchasing an apartment, the property acquires not only a separate apartment, but also a considered part of the joint ownership of the house. This means that the owner is not only for the apartment but also for a residential home stairwell, cellar, roof, etc.

The residential home and also the apartment owner must execute in law required obligation to manage a residential house by selecting a manager that meets The Law on the Management of Residential Houses professional qualification requirements.

Apartment owners of a multi-apartment residential house shall decide on the manager of a residential house, which is most often a limited-liability company, an association of apartment owners, or a co-operative society of apartment owners. A contract for the management of a residential house shall be concluded with apartment owners, which shall specify the rules of procedure, the real estate manager, the rights, duties and responsibilities of co-owners, service providers such as water, heating and other binding information. As one of the registers to meet the list of residential house managers is Construction Information Systems Register of residential house managers.

 

Noise level in populated areas

If your real estate is noisy, you can look for help from different institutions. Where noise is caused, for example, by different economic activities or equipment or by means of transport, the population shall have the right to refer to the Health Inspectorate and to request noise measurements:

• using an e-service Application Health Inspectorate;

• by writing an application, by signing with a secure   electronic signature and sending to HI  e-address or vi@vi.gov.lv;
• in the presence of one of the HI.

 

The fight against noise can also be involved State Environmental Service, however, measurements would only be carried out for those undertakings for which the State Environmental Service granted an operating authorisation and would also take place in parallel with the measurements of the Health Inspectorate.

When it comes to noise caused by traffic, it is recommended that you contact the local municipality, which governs the conformity of norms in their territory by developing the spatial plan and by defining zones with an appropriate permissible environmental noise limit.

If the noise source is a neighbor and the noise prevention has failed to reach an agreement by negotiation, you can turn to the police. In such cases it is not necessary to perform noise level measurements, since this type of noise is usually not permanent, except in the case of an industrial installation installed by a neighbor in the apartment.

 

The National Courts Administration (NCA)

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (MEPRD)

The State Land Service (SLS)

The State Regional Development Agency (SRDA)

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA)

Riga City Council

The Consumer Rights Protection Centre (CRPC)

The Health Inspectorate (HI)