Check the asset and the person selling it
First, obtain the cadastral identifier and current property records. Second, identify the registered owner and the person authorised to sign. Third, determine whether you are buying an existing property or rights under an unfinished-project contract. Ask for an explanation of any difference between the brochure, proposed agreement and registry description, including whether the unit has its own registration. Official source: NAPR: property records and informational services.
Read the commercial promises as contract terms
Fourth, review the payment timetable and what must happen before each instalment. Fifth, define completion, handover and remedies for delay. Sixth, inspect any separate management or rental-pool agreement: identify who owes a promised return, how fees are deducted and whether exit is restricted. Forecasts in a sales presentation should be distinguished from enforceable obligations in the documents you sign.
Plan the final legal step
Seventh, agree how ownership registration will be completed and what evidence you will receive. Article 183 of the Civil Code links acquisition by agreement to a written transaction and Public Registry registration. Ask which conditions must be cleared before completion. Have the draft reviewed before transferring a substantial payment, and preserve receipts and correspondence if you have already paid. Official source: Civil Code of Georgia.
Plan your next steps
- Collect the draft contract, project description and registry identifier.
- Write down every promised completion date, return and service.
- Obtain an independent review of ownership, authority and restrictions.
- Negotiate unresolved payment, handover and exit terms.
- Confirm the registration process and retain the final records.
Legal review checkpoint
A lawyer can compare what is being sold with what the contract and registry actually establish. Ask which commercial promises remain unsecured and what you would need to prove if a dispute arose.
Confirm case acceptance, consultation language and any in-person work with your chosen lawyer.
Buying and Protecting Property in Georgia as a Foreigner
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