{"id":1810,"date":"2025-02-10T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terren.hr\/services\/legalization\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T07:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:19:21","slug":"legalization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terren.hr\/en\/services\/legalization","title":{"rendered":"Legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Legalization 2026 – new Law<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

If you have a concrete object for legalization, now is the right moment to prepare the documentation according to the current law (geodetic study, snapshot of the constructed state, evidence of the object’s age, etc.).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amendments to the Act on the Treatment of Illegally Constructed Buildings<\/strong> were adopted at the Government session on 14 January 2026. The amendments to the law will allow buildings constructed before 21 June 2011 to be legalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Permanent submission of requests.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the public often talks about the “new wave of legalization”, it is important to emphasize that the fundamental reason for changing the current law was the abolition of the deadline for legalization application, which was set for June 30, 2018, that is, until then, citizens could apply for legalization. The amendment of the law made it possible to submit a request for legalization even after that deadline, that is, it is possible to permanently submit a request<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will not be possible to carry out legalization in locations such as maritime areas, nature parks, infrastructure corridors, forest and water lands, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the new amendments to the Act, the process has been completely digitalized, as announced by the Government, and the request is submitted through the ISPU system with the necessary documentation attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key news from the new Law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following changes are important to highlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Cancellation of the deadline for submitting applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abolition of the time limit for submitting a request for legalization. The request can be submitted at any time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Retention of the cut-off date \u2013 June 21, 2011. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the lifting of the deadline, the scope of legalization is not expanding. Only buildings that are visible on DOF5\/2011<\/strong>, that is, those that were built or added to by 21.6.2011<\/strong>, will still be able to be legalized.Anything built after that date will not be able to be legalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Stricter prohibition of legalization in infrastructure corridors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provisions related to infrastructure corridors are additionally being tightened. Legalization will be completely prohibited in the corridors: transport, energy, water and communication infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The previous possibilities for exceptions with the consent of public law bodies are being abolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Digitalization of the procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete digitalization of the process of issuing a decision on the completed status through the ePermit system is planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is introduced:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n