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Russian State Duma extends garage amnesty until 2031
The Russian State Duma approved a bill extending by five years the 'garage amnesty' that allows citizens to register their garages and land plots through a simplified procedure. Under the program, approximately 249,000 garages and 496,000 land plots have been registered to date.
The Russian State Duma passed an important law regulating citizens' real estate ownership rights. The parliament extended the so-called 'garage amnesty'—which allows garages and the land beneath them to be registered under a simplified procedure—until September 1, 2031.
The bill was approved in the State Duma in its second reading. The regulation, which will come into force on the day it is published in the official gazette, extends the amnesty by another five years. The current program was set to expire on September 1, 2026.
According to Rosreestr data, approximately 249,000 garages and 496,000 land plots have been registered under the amnesty so far. This has allowed many citizens to acquire ownership of the land free of charge.
Sergey Gavrilov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Property, Land and Property Relations, said in a statement: "A significant portion of garages remain unregistered. The reasons are mostly practical rather than legal: lost documents from the Soviet era or owners being unaware of such an opportunity."
Scope and Conditions of the Amnesty
The amnesty covers permanent garages built before the end of 2004, i.e., before the Urban Planning Code came into force, and which are not classified as illegal structures. Temporary metal garages, underground parking in apartment and office complexes, and all types of illegal structures are excluded from the amnesty.
Gavrilov clarified the limits of the program, warning: "It is not possible to turn a random structure into legal property through the garage amnesty mechanism."
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