On 14 May 2018, a draft law (PL no. 190/2014) regarding certain measures for the rehabilitation of tourist facilities of national interest was included on the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies.

On 26 November 2019, Law no. 230/2019 on the approval of Emergency Ordinance no. 23/2019 for the supplementing of the National Education Law no. 1/2011 (Education Law),

This year, Romania significantly changed its legislation on the sale of farmland, as detailed in this article. Widely criticised for creating restrictions on the access of foreigners to...

Romania's new residential real estate law introduces mandatory notarial registration, dedicated escrow accounts, and milestone-based payment schedules following high-profile developer insolvencies. The reforms fundamentally restructure how advance payments are protected and how sale promises must be documented, bringing Romanian practices closer to established European standards.

The smart city concept has been a topic of much debate and several legal instruments, such as the New Leipzig Charter or the Pact of Amsterdam.

On 4 April 2025, Romania government Emergency Ordinance no. 21/2025 ("the GEO") was published and entered into force, introducing several important amendments...

In last year’s Roadmap we reported on those changes to the new Romanian Civil Code that will impact on ownership and other rights in real estate.

While market's attention has been drawn to the new pre-emption rights and the like introduced by the government to curtail sales of agricultural land, a far more ominous legislative change...

A two-and-a-half-year deadlock impeding the sale of Romanian farmland located outside buildable areas and acquired less than eight years ago seems to have been finally cleared.

From 1 October 2017, the Romanian fire safety authorities may start imposing sanctions on the beneficiaries of existing construction projects in Romania who failed to obtain (or at least apply for)...

Romania is currently facing a rising tendency regarding foreign investments, especially in the retail, logistics and production sector.

The last few months have been marked by the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic which made obviously the need for digitalization and led the competent authorities to...

All the transition periods for operators and owners of buildings and facilities missing a fire security authorisation expired at the end of last year (2017), so that severe penalties are now applicable...

The end of 2020 and the beginning of this year have brought a lot of uncertainty to the sale of farmland located outside buildable areas.

On 28 June 2019, Order no. 75/2019 on "Performance criteria regarding the set-up, employment and equipment of voluntary and private emergency services", repealing Order no. 96/2016, was published in the Official Gazette.

Law no. 83/2021 amending and supplementing Government Ordinance no. 51/1997 on the leasing operations and the leasing companies ("GO no. 51/1997") was published on April 16, 2021...

The new rules are set out under Government Emergency Ordinance no. 114/2018,1 published in the Romanian Official Gazette no. 1116 dated December 29, 2018 (the Ordinance no. 114/2018).

The new Romanian Civil Code (the "RCC") came into force on 1 October 2011 and has reformed the legal concept of Acquisitive Prescription is established in the former Civil Code.

The Romanian Civil Code regulates the legal mortgage in favour of contractors, sometimes unjustly extended also to the benefit of subcontractors.

When Schoenherr entered the Romanian market 25 years ago, the local real estate sector was barely getting off the ground.