If you, as citizens of the EU Member States, intend to acquire ownership of a vacation home or other real estate property in the Republic of Croatia, whether for private or business purposes, your sale and purchase transaction in the Republic of Croatia is subject to a certain tax liability, about which you can find…

Croatian Civil Obligations Act (Official Gazette 35/05, 41/08, 125/11, 78/15, 29/18, further in text: the Act) regulates the rights and obligations of the offeror and the offeree when giving and receiving an offer, as well as the form and methods of submission of offers and acceptance of offers. Today, the most communication between business partners…

(TENANT OWNERSHIP) CO-OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY Based on the Act on Ownership and Other Real Rights (hereinafter: ZV), each co-owner has the right to participate in decision-making regarding everything that is co-owned (management of the property) together with other co-owners. Decision-making depend on a regular or exceptional management. In order to understand the…

There are several ways of acquisition of ownership in the Republic of Croatia, namely: by legal act by judicial decision or decision of another competent authority by succession and by law. For the acquisition of ownership, the general requirements prescribed by the Act on Ownership and Other real Rights must be met – that is,…

In Croatian law mortgage is regulated through the Act on Ownership and Other Real Rights. Mentioned act stipulates general rules, however, mortgage is also regulated by several other acts such as Execution Act and Civil Obligations Act which bring specific regulations. In this text we’ll highlight voluntary mortgage as it most common instrument of securing…

Croatian Civil Obligations Act (Official Gazette 35/05, 41/08, 125/11, 78/15) prescribes the rules for liability of the seller in the event when the object of a sale has material defects.             GENERAL PROVISIONS ON MATERIAL DEFECTS The seller will generally be liable for material defects of the object, regardless of his awareness of their existence,…

If the testator decides to freely dispose of his property in a way that denies the right of inheritance to one of his close relatives, the same law, as opposed to the given freedom of the testator, gives the possibility to obtain reserved portion. It should be noted that the same reserved portion represents the…

Inheritance proceeding is a non-contentious proceeding initiated following the death of a natural person, when the court receives the death certificate or an equivalent document regarding the deceased. Heirs, the inheritance and the rights that belong to certain heirs or other persons are determined in an inheritance proceeding. Inheritance proceedings are conducted by public notaries, acting on behalf of municipal courts as…

As one of the ways of acquiring the ownership of real estate under the law is the acquisition by adverse possession. It is an institute based on exclusive possession for a statutory period, where the title to real property is acquired by the disseisor who holds the property lawfully, truly and in good faith for ten years…

Given the rich tourism industry, which represents 1/5 of Croatia’s GDP, the owners are making the most of their properties by putting them in profitable use by short term rentals to tourists during the season. This article aims to present the methods of registration, taxation and administration for getting the most from the tourist lease….

Croatia is positioned centrally in Europe, which means that the majority of Central European countries can be easily reached by car from northwestern Croatia. For example, from Rijeka you can reach by car in 6-8 hours Milan in Italy, Lugano in Switzerland, Munich, Germany, Vienna in Austria, Bratislava in Slovakia, Budapest in Hungary. Also has…

Pursuant to the Act on Ownership and Other Real Rights any person who has legal power over a thing/right or over only a part of a thing/right is its possessor. Several people who have possession of the same thing or right are its co-possessors. Possession is gained when the acquirer establishes his/her legal power over…