State Registration of Real Estate in Cadastre Will Not Be Conducted Without a Certificate of No Debts for Electricity and Gas

The newspaper "Pats" reports that the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure proposes an amendment to the Law on Energy dated March 7, 2001. According to the justification of the draft, several issues arise when electricity and gas suppliers must sign contracts with new consumers while the old ones have certain financial obligations.

A contract for the supply of electricity or natural gas with a new consumer is concluded when the transfer of ownership or the rights of use and possession occurs, which in the case of real estate is subject to registration by the Cadastre Committee.

In this case, it is proposed to establish the presentation of a certificate on the absence of payment obligations for electricity or natural gas consumed by this real estate (including penalties and fines) as a prerequisite for state registration. The certificate is provided by the supplier, which is valid for 5 working days.

Exceptions to the requirement for presenting a certificate of absence of debt for real estate registration are established in cases where transfer is carried out by the Enforcement Service, a bankruptcy administrator, or a pledgor.

Thus, the contract for the supply of electricity or natural gas with a new subscriber is signed provided that the payment obligations (including penalties and fines) for the electricity or natural gas consumed by the previous consumer have been fully settled.

If the proposed amendment is implemented, the seller in the process of acquiring real estate will be obliged to pay for their consumed electricity or natural gas on time, considering that non-fulfillment will hinder further state registration.

In turn, the buyer will take measures in advance to clarify the existing obligations regarding the specified real estate, which will avoid future issues. The legislative amendment implies certain exceptions.