If you are going to buy a property, you must be aware of your obligations as a property owner.

Please observe that any debt concerning property tax follows the property. This means that if the previous owner of the property did not pay the property tax - you as a new owner will be liable for this tax! Therefore it is very important to consider any unpaid taxes in the sales contract.

Obligations of a property owner

As owner of a property you have certain obligations:

• You must register your property in the Municipal Property Tax Register
• Allow authorized officials to enter land and building to collect data for valuation of the property.
• Report to the Municipal property tax office if you make improvements to the house that can affect the value or change of use.
• Pay your property tax every year
• Pay interest and penalties if your payment is late

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Rights of a property owner

As owner of a property you also have certain rights:

• If you think there is something wrong wit the tax or the value of the property you have a right to appeal.
• You have a right to request a revaluation of your property if it has suffered damage due to a catastrophe (for example floods, fire, earthquake etc).

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