Those owners of occupied properties who have not yet registered their properties in the land registry will have the opportunity to do so by public call, based on a law proposal discussed at the Refugee Committee.
The proposal by AKEL, DIKO, EDEK and the Ecologists gives the opportunity to about 20% of property owners, based on a study by the Equal Burden Sharing Body, to register their properties now.
The Chairman of the Committee Nikos Ketteros said after the meeting that the possibility to declare such property existed, but no one was aware of it and there were cases where beneficiaries were turned away for declaration and told that they could not do so.
He explained that there would be a public call for declaration by interested parties for registration purposes. He stated that where a property is claimed by more than one heir, it can be declared for interest purposes.
The second proposal on behalf of the DIKO concerns the recognition of the right of holders of a lease certificate on T/C land to use some or all of it for commercial developments. In other words, a holder of a house on T/C land can convert part or all of it into a care centre, a barbershop or a kiosk, for example, as long as the conditions for issuing a planning permit are met.
The rapporteur of the proposal Panicos Leonidou of DIKO said that the proposal removes the injustice for holders of a house to convert it into a commercial establishment.
Committee members also met with the mayors of the occupied Kyrenia, Lapithos and Karavas municipalities to discuss their main problems such as understaffing.
DISY MP Rita Superman said that a study by the equal burden sharing body showed that 20% of occupied property is not declared in the land register and according to the law, it is now possible to declare it.
On the utilization of T/C property, he said that the proposal would entitle a person holding a lease certificate to convert the premises into a business premises, subject to the provisions of the law on the issuance of a permit.
On the problems of the occupied municipalities he said that there is understaffing and insufficient state funding and in addition the youth of the occupied municipalities cannot compete with the youth of other municipalities for organizing activities and absorbing funding from the youth organization.
He said the Interior Ministry recognizes the problems and promised to discuss them next month.
MP Michalis Yiakoumi of the DPA said that the proposal will correct provisions of the law so that holders of a T/C property lease certificate can use it for professional housing if they wish.
Source: KYPE
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