# Disputes with property developers in Georgia

When you buy a flat in a new build, the biggest risk is the developer. We help buyers — including foreigners — get their flat or their money back, through negotiation or in court.

- Confidential

- Georgian · English · Russian

- Free first consultation

- Courts of all instances

Typical problems are missed completion dates, a flat that differs from the contract, a mortgage on the land or the project, the same flat sold to several people, and an insolvent developer. Each needs a different approach.
First we review the contract, the payments, the Public Registry records and the building permits. Then we choose the strategy: negotiation, a claim for the contractual penalty and damages, terminating the contract and recovering the money, securing the claim — for example, by freezing property — or filing a claim in the developer's insolvency.

## Our services

- Checking the contract and the developer before you sign

- Missed completion dates and contractual penalties

- Terminating the contract and recovering your money

- Mortgages or seizures on the flat or the land

- The same flat sold twice

- Claims when the developer is insolvent

## Questions & answers

### The developer is late — what can I do?

Depending on the contract, you can claim the penalty, damages, or terminate the contract and get your money back. We start by reviewing the contract.

### Can you handle this while I live abroad?

Yes. We act for you under a power of attorney — in negotiations and in court.

### What should I do before paying for a flat?

Check the developer, the landowner, mortgages and permits, and have a lawyer read the contract. It is the cheapest protection there is.

## Legal basis

- [Civil Code of Georgia](https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/31702)

- [Law on the Public Registry](https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/20560)

- [Civil Procedure Code of Georgia](https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/29962)

Official texts (in Georgian) — Legislative Herald of Georgia, matsne.gov.ge.

Related practice area: [Real estate](https://mmlaw.ge/en/real-estate-lawyer/)

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## How we can help

- [Criminal cases](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/criminal-defense-for-foreigners/) — Defense if you are detained or charged — with an interpreter and contact with your consulate.

- [Immigration cases](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/immigration-lawyer-georgia/) — Refused entry, overstays, deportation and appeals against residence-permit refusals — fast and in your language.

- [Buying property](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/buying-property-in-georgia/) — Check the property, sign a safe contract and register ownership — in person or remotely.

- [Company & business](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/company-registration-in-georgia/) — Register an LLC or branch, become an individual entrepreneur and get your business running.

- [Work permit & sole trader](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/work-permit-and-sole-trader/) — The right to work, registering as an individual entrepreneur, the 1% small business tax and the right residence permit.

- [Residence permits](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/residence-permit-in-georgia/) — Work, business, property, family and investment residence permits — applications, extensions and appeals.

- [Family cases](https://mmlaw.ge/en/foreigners/family-law-for-foreigners/) — International divorce, children and alimony, recognition of foreign decisions.

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