Real Estate Law After Re-Codification In 2014

The new Civil Code as part of the re-codification of Czech private law became effective as of 1 January 2014.

Czech Real Estate Law after Re-codification in 2014

As part of the re-codification of Czech private law Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code (the New Civil Code) became effective as of 1 January 2014. In this article we would like to point out some important changes introduced by this new regulation.

The Principle of Superficies solo cedit

The New Civil Code returns to the principle of Superficies solo cedit, under which structures firmly connected to a plot shall be considered as part of that plot. As of 1 January 2014, all structures placed on a plot owned by the same person are a part of this plot. Anyone who intends to dispose of a plot should therefore keep in mind that the structures placed on it will now follow the fate of that plot. In cases where the owner of the structure and the plot are not the same, the New Civil Code establishes a statutory