Despina
Lawyer · Athens, Greece
- 251 cases handled · 5 in this service
- 18+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, German, Greek
- Law, Athens University of Law
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4.95(12 reviews)
Co-ownership Disputes & Termination in Greece
Lawyers for people who own a Greek property in shares with others, as heirs, former spouses or buying partners, and want to settle a dispute, buy out a co-owner or end the co-ownership through partition (διανομή) or a court-ordered sale.
About Co-ownership Disputes & Termination in Greece
Co-owned property in Greece, a house, a flat or land held in shares by several people, is συνιδιοκτησία or συγκυριότητα, each owner holding an undivided share (εξ αδιαιρέτου). Joint ownership usually comes from an inheritance shared by brothers and sisters, from a couple who bought together and separated, or from friends who invested together. When the co-owners cannot agree on use, repairs, letting or selling, Greek law offers a way out: partition (διανομή), by agreement or through the court. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Co-ownership Termination”. This page also covers disputes inside an apartment building about common charges (κοινόχρηστα) and the building's rules (κανονισμός πολυκατοικίας).
Who comes to a lawyer
- Heirs living in different countries who own a village house together and cannot agree what to do with it.
- A former spouse or partner who wants his or her share of a home bought together.
- A co-owner whose sibling lives in the property rent-free and refuses to sell or pay.
- Owners of a flat in a building with unpaid common charges or a dispute over the manager's decisions.
How co-ownership works in Greece
Each co-owner may sell or give away his own share without asking the others, and nobody can be forced to stay in a co-ownership: any co-owner, however small the share, may ask for partition. Everyday decisions follow the majority of shares; costs and taxes are shared in proportion. If the property was inherited, the heirs are not registered owners until the inheritance has been accepted before a notary and recorded at the cadastre, which is the first step before any division.
The ways out
- Agreement. One owner buys the others out, or the property is sold and the price divided, or it is split into parts by a notarial deed of partition.
- Court partition. If one co-owner refuses, the others sue for partition against all co-owners. The court divides the property physically if it can be split into lots that comply with planning rules; otherwise it orders a sale by public auction and the proceeds are divided by shares. Co-owners can take part in the auction.
What to watch
- Tax: a partition and a buy-out have tax consequences that differ from a sale; the position is checked in advance.
- Possession: a co-owner who has used the whole property alone for a very long time may claim adverse possession of the others' shares.
- Building disputes: common charges follow the building's rules and the owners' meeting; a decision can be challenged within the time the law allows.
What a lawyer does
Reads the titles and the cadastre record, values the options, negotiates with the other co-owners and their lawyers, drafts the deed of partition or the sale with the notary, or runs the partition action and the auction. An owner abroad acts through a power of attorney. Related pages: inheritance, divorce, property rights and disputes, property sale.
Questions and answers
Can one co-owner force the others to sell?
Not directly, but any co-owner can ask the court for partition, which ends in a physical division or a public auction of the whole property.
My brother lives in our parents' house and pays nothing. What are my rights?
A share of the benefit of the use can be claimed and partition requested; the inheritance has to be registered first if it is not.
Who decides on repairs and charges in an apartment building?
The owners' meeting under the building's rules; a lawyer checks the rules and the minutes before a charge is paid or contested.
6 lawyers who provide Co-ownership Disputes & Termination in Greece
Sorted by experience in this service. Write to any of them — the reply comes from the lawyer, without obligation.
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Maria
Lawyer · Corfu, Greece
- 436 cases handled · 2 in this service
- 9+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, German, Greek, Russian
- Law, National and Capodistrian University of Athens
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4.96(35 reviews)
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Joanna
Lawyer · Thessaloniki, Greece
- 345 cases handled · 1 in this service
- 18+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, Greek, Italian, Spanish
- Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Universidad de Salamanca Spain- International Hellenic University- University of Cologne, Germany
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4.86(40 reviews)
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Anastasia
Lawyer · Thessaloniki, Greece
- 98 cases handled
- 8+ years in practice
- Speaks: French, English, Greek
- Law, Democritus University of Thrace
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5.00(4 reviews)
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Konstantinos
Lawyer · Athens, Greece
- 28 cases handled
- 11+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, Greek
- Degree in Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
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5.00(1 review)
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Fotis
Lawyer · Mytilene, Greece
- 11 cases handled
- 6+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, Greek
- MSc in law and informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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