The Montenegrin property register extract — the official document issued by the Real Estate Cadastre showing ownership, encumbrances, and legal status of a specific property.
The list nepokretnosti (property sheet) is the official extract from the Montenegrin Real Estate Cadastre (Katastar nepokretnosti) that records all legally relevant information about a specific immovable property. It is the primary due diligence document in any Montenegrin property transaction.
A standard list nepokretnosti is divided into three main parts: Part A records the physical description of the property (location, area, land use classification, building details); Part B records the registered owner(s) and the basis of their ownership; and Part C records all encumbrances, including mortgages (hipoteke), easements (službenosti), pre-emption rights, and any legal proceedings or disputes.
The list nepokretnosti is issued by the Real Estate Administration (Uprava za nekretnine) and can be obtained at any regional cadastre office or, increasingly, via the online e-Katastar portal. Both Montenegrin nationals and foreign buyers can request the extract for any property — it is a public document.
For property purchases, always obtain a fresh certified extract immediately before signing any purchase agreement or visiting the notary. The register updates in near real-time, so an extract obtained weeks earlier may not reflect a mortgage or dispute registered after that date.
In Montenegro's dual cadastre system, the Real Estate Cadastre replaced the older land register (gruntovnica) system for most areas. However, some older properties in rural regions may still have records primarily in the gruntovnica system. Your Montenegrin lawyer will advise which system applies to the specific property.
You can request it in person at any regional Real Estate Administration office (Uprava za nekretnine), or via the e-Katastar online portal at ekatastar.co.me. You will need the property's cadastre parcel number (katastarska parcela broj).
In person, a certified extract is typically issued on the same day or within one working day. Online requests may be processed within a few hours during business hours.
Not exactly. The list nepokretnosti is a register extract showing the current legal position. The title deed (ugovor o kupoprodaji or rješenje o nasljeđivanju) is the underlying transaction document. The extract is the up-to-date record; the deed is the historical basis.
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