Senators submit bill to have Rosreestr warn owners of property-record gaps
In short
A group of senators has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would oblige Rosreestr to notify citizens through the Gosuslugi portal when the state register lacks data on their land plot boundaries or shows that rights to buildings on the land are unregistered, Kommersant reported. The initiative is tied to a change in the registration law that since 1 March 2025 makes missing boundary data grounds for suspending registration of a property deal. Kommersant says no fines are currently set for the absence of such data.
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A group of senators led by Andrei Kutepov, chairman of the Federation Council's economic policy committee, submitted a bill to the State Duma on 2 October that would oblige Rosreestr to inform citizens about problems with their property records, Kommersant reported. Under the proposal, the registry would use the Gosuslugi portal to notify owners when the state register contains no data on the boundaries of their land plots, when rights to buildings on that land are unregistered, and when coordinates for houses, garages and similar objects are missing. [ 1 ]
RBC and TASS reported the same core measure. RBC, citing the State Duma's electronic database, said the bill would require Rosreestr to notify citizens through Gosuslugi about the absence of precise plot boundaries and the need to register rights to buildings on the land. TASS reported that the registration authority is expected to be able to send notifications through a personal account on the Gosuslugi portal. [ 2 , 3 ]
Kommersant said the initiative follows changes to the law on real estate registration that took effect on 1 March 2025, under which the absence of EGRN information about plot boundaries is grounds for suspending registration actions. Such a plot can still be used, Kommersant reported, but a sale or gift transaction cannot be registered until the boundaries are clarified. A similar restriction applies to cadastral registration and to registration of rights to buildings and structures on the plot. No fines are currently established for the absence of such data, it said. [ 1 ]
In the explanatory note to the bill, the senators said owners may not know that their plot boundaries are unestablished or that buildings are unregistered, which creates risks for real estate turnover and lowers the quality of state registry data, according to Kommersant. In their view, a notification from Rosreestr would let citizens carry out land surveying or register rights to built objects in advance. [ 1 ]
Kommersant added that the notification would not automatically correct the record but would warn of an obstacle to a future transaction: to dispose of an unregistered object, the owner would have to prepare a package of documents and register the right in the EGRN. [ 1 ]
Why it matters
If passed, the measure would push owners to clarify plot boundaries and register buildings before attempting to sell or transfer property, which its authors say would reduce risks in property transactions and improve the quality of state registry data. The documents give no indication of penalties attached to the proposal or of a timetable for its consideration, so its practical effect remains uncertain.
Key facts
- A group of senators, including Federation Council economic policy committee chairman Andrei Kutepov, submitted a bill to the State Duma on 2 October, according to Kommersant. [ 1 ]
- The bill would oblige Rosreestr to notify owners through the Gosuslugi portal about missing EGRN data on plot boundaries and about unregistered rights to buildings, RBC and Kommersant reported. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Owners would also be told they need to supply coordinates for houses and garages where such information is absent from the register, Kommersant reported. [ 1 ]
- The initiative follows changes effective 1 March 2025 under which the absence of boundary information in the EGRN is grounds for suspending registration actions, Kommersant reported. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reported that no fines are currently established for the absence of such data. [ 1 ]
- TASS reported that the registration authority is expected to send notifications through a personal account on the Gosuslugi portal. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The bill's number, its current status and when the State Duma might consider it No document gives a bill number or a timetable for consideration.
- Which senators signed the bill and the exact date it was submitted Only Kommersant names Andrei Kutepov and the 2 October date; RBC and TASS do not give these details.
- Whether the proposal would introduce any penalties or change the current absence of fines Kommersant says only that no fines are currently established for missing registry data and does not say whether the bill would alter that.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Kommersant publishes its report on the bill, which it says a group of senators submitted to the State Duma on 2 October. [ 1 ]
- RBC reports that the bill has been submitted to the State Duma, citing the lower house's electronic database. [ 2 ]
- TASS reports that Rosreestr is expected to be able to send notifications through the Gosuslugi personal account. [ 3 ]