Unit (flat as a registered unit)
A flat or non-residential space registered as a separate property, together with a share in the common parts of the building and land.
A jednotka (unit) consists of a flat as a separate part of a building plus a share in the common parts of the property. The two are linked and inseparable, and the unit is real estate (Section 1159 of the Czech Civil Code). The same applies to non-residential space such as a garage or a studio (Section 1158). Units are recorded separately in the land register (Section 3 of the Cadastral Act).
How to read it
- Unit number: the building's descriptive or registration number, a slash and the unit's own number, e.g. 1234/12 (Section 37a of Decree No. 357/2013 Coll.).
- Use: flat, studio, garage, workshop or business premises, other non-residential space, or a unit under construction.
- Unit type: defined under the Civil Code, or under the former Flat Ownership Act No. 72/1994 Coll.
- Co-ownership share in the common parts of the building and land.
A building divided into units has a shared title sheet (LV) for the co-owned building and separate title sheets for the units (Section 23a of the Decree). Mortgages, easements and notes on a particular flat are on the unit's LV. Easements relating only to the use of the whole building or land are on the shared LV.
What to watch out for
A use recorded as “other non-residential space”, “studio” or “garage” means that, in the land register, it is not a flat. Moreover, not every “flat for sale” is a unit: a cooperative flat is usually owned by a housing cooperative and the member uses it as a tenant.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I find out what belongs to the unit?
The flats, the common parts, parts reserved for one owner's exclusive use and the size of the shares are set out in the owner's declaration (Section 1166 of the Civil Code). Its full consolidated text is filed in the land register's collection of deeds.
Must the building have an owners' association?
A building with at least five units, at least four of them owned by four different owners, must set up an owners' association (SVJ). Until it is shown to exist, the land register will not record the transfer of a unit to a new owner (Section 1198).
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The explanation is general and informative, not legal advice. Binding are the land register, the zoning plan and other official sources.