Citizens were allowed to transfer arbitrarily occupied land and buildings to their own names

Until May 1, 2018, citizens could legally transfer to their name (based on lease and property rights) the land they had arbitrarily occupied, as well as the buildings and structures on it. This is stated in the law "On Recognition of Rights to Arbitrarily Occupied Land Plots and Buildings and Structures Built on Them," signed by the President.

According to the law, citizens can legally transfer the following immovable properties to their name (based on lease and ownership rights):

• Until May 1, 2018, arbitrarily occupied land and buildings and structures on it after building a private house;
• Until May 1, 2018, land occupied by citizens and organizations more than the area specified in the document, as well as buildings and structures on it;
• Land and the buildings and structures on it that have not yet completed the recognition of rights within the framework of the "one-time action";
• Until June 8, 2021 (the authority of the governors was abolished), land was allocated by the decision of district (city) governors, but not approved by the regional governor or the Council of People's Deputies;
• Residences on the territory of horticulture and viticulture companies and the land occupied by them;
• Land occupied by entrepreneurs in the territory of small industrial zones until March 9, 2020;
• The land occupied by buildings and houses is privatized by state warrant;
• The land occupied by buildings and houses is recognized as property rights by the decision of the governor.

To legalize real estate, the following requirements must be met:

• The land has not been allocated to another person or auctioned;
• There is no conflict in the use of the plot of land;
• Absence of land and property tax arrears;
• Not located in the protection zone or on irrigated land;
• It does not conflict with the requirements of the master plan (if any);
• Other conditions specific to each category (fulfillment of the investment obligation, being considered a member of the company, etc.).

According to the law, the right to lease land occupied by individual houses is granted up to the following amounts:

• If occupied before July 1, 1998, up to 0.24 hectares;
• If occupied from July 1, 1998, to May 1, 2018, up to 0.06 hectares in the cities of Tashkent, Nukus, and regional centers, and in other regions, no more than 0.12 hectares.

Land over this amount, if there is no conflict, is officially given for farming or homesteading.

Recognition of rights is carried out in stages by regions, for which the Cadastre Agency annually approves a plan, based on which:

• The Cadastre Agency will create an Automated Information System and enter into it six different types of primary data on all lands;
• Ten authorized bodies (governor, construction, ecology, tax, "Uzbekkosmos" agency, etc.) will enter information under their authority on each land plot into the system;
• The electronic collection created in the system will be published in neighborhood buildings, on the site of the Cadastre Agency, and in other sources.
• The completeness and legality of the collected documents will be examined by the judicial authorities.

The Cadastre Agency will send a notification to the citizens who received a positive conclusion.

Those who made a one-time payment based on the notice will be recognized with rights every quarter by the decision of the Regional Council of People's Deputies (the right to lease land, the right to own buildings and structures).

According to the law, a one-time fee is charged for the legalization of land and buildings in the following amounts:

• In the city of Tashkent: 5 times the BCA (1.7 million soums);
• In the city of Nukus and regional centers: 3 times the BCA (1.02 million soums);
• In other cities under the jurisdiction of the regions: 2 times the BCA (680 thousand soums);
• In other settlements: 1 time the BCA (340 thousand soums);
• In other cases, a one-time payment is made in the amount of the average auction price in the relevant area.

Persons with disabilities of groups I and II, those who paid the fee during the previous "promotion," and individuals included in the "Unified Register of Social Protection" information system will be exempted from payment or receive a 50 percent discount.

The law will come into force in three months.