Pejë, February 20 – A meeting was held in Pejë with representatives of the local communities of the Pejë Municipality, in which ownership issues in the areas where they live were discussed. The representatives of the institutions, from the municipality of Peja – urban planning, the office, the legal office and the directorate of property issues, from the Court of Peja, the notary service, the mediation service, the free legal aid office and the Chamber of Advocates have explained to the representatives of the local communities, for existing procedures and laws that address property issues, both in the case of disputes and in non-contentious procedures.
In the meeting, it was discussed about the problems faced by the residents in the localities and the possibilities of addressing them through the institutions of Kosovo. The main problems have been mentioned focusing mainly on the issues of inheritance, private and public properties, the discrepancy between the state of the cadastres and the real situation, the need to renew the cadastres, the problems caused during privatization and the lack of law for the return of nationalized properties from the former system, usurpations , legalization and other problems related to the topic of ownership.
Justice and municipal services officials have recommended citizens to transfer ownership in their names, where possible, and to turn to the courts in cases where there is any dispute.
The meeting was held within the project “Protect your property” that is being implemented by Eye of Vision in the region of Peja with funding from USAID/ATRC.