Peter
Lawyer · Budapest, Hungary
- 199 cases handled · 1 in this service
- 10+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, German, Hungarian
- Law, University of Pécs
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4.94(17 reviews)
Property disputes in Hungary, and the property rights and duties behind them, are the daily work of a property lawyer or real estate lawyer. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Property Rights, Obligations & Disputes”. Almost every case starts with the tulajdoni lap, the title sheet of the land register, and many turn on two Hungarian terms: szolgalmi jog (an easement, such as a right of way) and elbirtoklás (acquiring ownership through long possession). English-speaking lawyers registered in Hungary represent owners who live in the country or abroad.
The lawyer first collects the title sheet, the land register map and the contracts, and checks for applications still pending (széljegy). Many disputes end in a written agreement, which may be registered. A recent disturbance of possession can be stopped quickly through possession protection (birtokvédelem), asked from the local town clerk (jegyző) or from a court. An entry in the register can be challenged, and claims of ownership, easements and boundaries are decided by the courts.
Ownership brings obligations too: upkeep, respect for the neighbours' rights, the common costs of a flat in a condominium, and in some towns a local building or plot tax.
A lawyer reads the register, explains the rights at stake, writes to the other side, negotiates, applies for possession protection or a correction of the register, and brings or defends the case under a power of attorney when the owner is abroad. Shared ownership is covered by co-ownership disputes, building questions by building permits and planning permission, and removing occupants by tenant and squatter eviction.
The plot or flat, its owners and their shares, and the rights and burdens on it, such as easements, mortgages and rights of use.
A written demand first; if the use is recent, possession protection; otherwise a court claim based on the register and the map.
Hungarian law allows ownership through long, uninterrupted possession as an owner, under strict conditions that a court checks.
Yes. A lawyer can obtain the documents and represent the owner.
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Lawyer · Budapest, Hungary
Lawyer · Budapest, Hungary
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The advice was clear and informative, with legal justification for the recommended actions in the situation that needed legal advice.
I cannot praise my solicitor enough. He was patient, caring and knowledgeable, and he updated me on everything, even outside working hours and while he was on holiday! I am thankful to the service for connecting me with him, and to him for going above and beyond every time.
Thanks to the lawyer I reached a compromise in a dispute over a deposit with my landlord in Budapest. He is a real professional who will do all he can to solve a legal problem, and while he worked on my case he stayed responsive and flexible. I recommend him to everybody who needs legal help in Hungary.
I cannot thank my solicitor enough. He was patient, caring and knowledgeable, and he kept me informed about everything, even outside working hours and while he was on holiday. Thank you to this service for putting me in touch with him, and thank you to him for going above and beyond every time.
He replied incredibly fast and soon found the answers I needed, so I started to feel less stressed. He went out of his way to make certain I understood the procedure and the legal terms, and the assistance could not have been better.
The lawyer handled my request very well, and his English was perfect. I am completely satisfied.
I asked the lawyer to help me trace where my father was born in Hungary. The lawyer was very diligent and took up my request right away, since there was not much time before I travelled to Hungary. Sadly we did not manage to find the address, and that was in no way his fault: the records in Mezafalva lacked the information needed from the mid 1930s. Still, I highly recommend this service, and him in particular.
After my daughter died, I asked the lawyer to help me close her bank account in Budapest. He was extremely helpful in handling the bank. It was a difficult situation, since getting proper information from them was quite hard, but he kept firmly on top of the case and did everything he could to make sure everything necessary was done. He always kept me properly informed about progress, and he also supported me with the local steps I had to take here in Luxembourg with the Hungarian Consulate. He assisted with other Hungarian administrative papers that had come in for my daughter too, so that nothing stayed pending, and he took the time to contact the offices concerned to tell them she had died and to see that whatever needed doing with them got done. I could not have resolved this without him. He was very professional throughout, and I felt he got truly involved in the matter. His English was perfect, so we never had trouble understanding each other. I deeply appreciated his help, and it would be a pleasure to meet him one day and thank him in person. A better person and better support would have been impossible to ask for.
I am very thankful to the lawyer, and completely satisfied with the result.
He was extremely helpful from beginning to end. I live with chronic fatigue and very little energy, so at times I had to pause the probate process, occasionally for a few months. Whenever I felt able to continue, he picked it up again straight away and we moved a little further. He could always explain what was going on in words I understood, and he sent me copies of every document, including the Hungarian ones, telling me what they contained and sometimes giving me an English version. I found the charges very good value for money. I know he put in quite a few hours, and I said more than once that he should tell me if I owed anything more. I was completely satisfied with how it all went and could not have asked for more.
The lawyer successfully solved the problem we brought him. He was always reachable by whatever means, and his advice and work were pro-active. He grasped the problem quickly and was not fazed by what seemed to us a large, esoteric and complex financial nightmare. He was excellent value for money, explained everything clearly and was approachable, professional and courteous. It was a fantastic experience, and we were very satisfied with the result. We do not want more legal problems, but we hope to stay in touch!