What is a property boundary dispute?
January 22, 2021
A property boundary dispute normally arises between registered owners when ownership of a section of a common boundary or an entire common boundary is contested.
Although the Department of Lands & Surveys in Cyprus retains all relevant immovable property information/records including title registrations and mappings indicating the legal ownership of property boundaries in Cyprus, boundary disputes nevertheless do occur, usually resulting in possible asset value depletion and an adverse financial impact.
In accordance with Law Cap.224, Section 58, an application needs to be made to the Director of the Department of Lands & Surveys to carry out a local inspection of the property boundary and to make a final decision to resolve the dispute. The Department of Lands & Surveys’ requirements for the settlement of the boundary dispute is that for one of the neighbouring properties to hold a title (developed on a plan drafted by the