Land registration in Georgia — sporadic and occupied land

According to the Public Registry, more than 2 million plots were surveyed free of charge in the 2022–2025 reform. From 2026, registration is sporadic — on the owner's application, anywhere in the country. Applications filed before the reform ended are processed free.

Documents proving possession must date from before 20 September 2007: for example, a household book extract, a gardener's booklet, the 1992 land-reform distribution list, a land-tax list, a technical inventory record, an allocation act or a court act. Copies kept in an official archive are accepted too.

What the law provides

• An unwritten sale can be confirmed by at least 3 owners in the same cadastral block
• If the fenced area is up to 15% larger than in the document, the plot is registered by its actual boundary (except household plots)
• Surveying by a certified surveyor or, since June 2026, by the Public Registry within 15 working days: agricultural plot up to 0.15 ha — GEL 300, 0.15–1 ha — 500, 1–5 ha — 700, over 5 ha — 1,000; non-agricultural — double
• Registration within 4 working days: agricultural land — GEL 50 (GEL 300 in Tbilisi and Batumi), non-agricultural — GEL 300

Self-occupied land

Ownership can be recognised if a person occupied state land before 20 September 2007 and it has a house or other building (even unfinished or ruined), or it adjoins land they already own. Area — up to 1.25 ha in the lowlands, up to 5 ha in high-mountain settlements. Evidence can be a document or witness testimony. Until 1 January 2027, in all municipalities except self-governing cities, the Public Registry decides — within 3 months, for GEL 600. Pastures, forests, protected areas, roads and cemeteries can't be recognised.

Overlap with a neighbour

• In a dispute, notary mediation is compulsory — within 3 weeks; a signed agreement is the basis for registration
• If the disputed strip is up to 30% of each plot, both are registered as claimed with a dispute note, and a court decides
• Above 30%, or if mediation fails, the dispute goes to court
• A Public Registry decision can be appealed within 30 calendar days