#law

Landlord must reasonably require the property and inconvenience is weighted between landlord and tenant If an owner of a house or apartment seeks to recover its possession from a statutory ...

A number of regulations impose obligations upon sellers and mortgage lenders to protect buyers The legislation introduced by the amending Law 132(I)/2023 is a step forward in the protection of ...

The Family Court has power to temporarily regulate the issue of family housing Lack of understanding, communication and interest between spouses creates alienation that results in separation and interruption of ...

Members of the Cyprus Bar Association “will not be allowed” to partake in the sale of Greek Cypriot properties in the north, the association’s chairman Michael Vorkas said on ...

The right to a prior hearing is a fundamental right enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 41(1)(2), which provides that every person has the right ...

The annulment of an act or omission of an administrative authority does not automatically create a right to compensation In a decision issued by the Supreme Constitutional Court on December 14, 2023 ...

Police on Wednesday confirmed reports of the arrest in Rome of a Turkish Cypriot lawyer over the illegal sales of Greek Cypriot properties in the north. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

The mortgage burdens the share of the plot and the building and not the apartment During the construction of apartment buildings, in their attempt to sell apartments, developers often facilitate ...

The owner has the choice of whether to allow the sub-tenant to stay in their premises One of the grounds for evicting a statutory tenant is subletting despite this not ...

The legal profession in Cyprus can only be exercised by registered and licensed lawyers, with the exception of a physical person, being a litigant, who can represent themselves before the ...

The e-basket app and digital platform is expected to go live in the summer of 2024, after it was voted into law on Friday. It aims to offer transparency to consumers, ...

Α statutory tenant can be ordered to be evicted even if he pays the rents due The relationship between a property owner and a tenant is regulated by a tenancy agreement ...

Part of the estate may be sold to facilitate distribution The administration of the estate of a deceased person is regulated by the relevant law, which provides who can be ...

Medical files contain personal data that patients are entitled to receive a copy of free of charge Among the fundamental human rights of every natural person who becomes a patient ...

A company should preferably not be dependent on two directors with 50 per cent of its shares each The shareholding or management structure of a company may create problems when a ...

The decisive factor is the granting of exclusive possession for a fixed period at a stated consideration There are many cases where there is confusion as to whether the legal ...

The representation of another person presupposes the existence of authorisation mainly through power of attorney and the transaction carried out is valid and binding on the principal. According to the ...

The department of town planning and housing and the municipalities acting as town planning authorities are materially responsible for the granting of town planning permits, authorising building or the execution ...

Citizens should be involved in the protection of the environment The right to a healthy environment is a fundamental human right that has not yet been enshrined in international conventions ...

When a restriction on property causes a substantial reduction in value, compensation must be paid The owner of a property affected by the laying of any electric line either above ...

A property owner who notifies a tenant when their rental agreement expires that they do not intend to renew it and calls on the tenant to surrender the property, is ...

The law of equity and trust intervenes and protects the tenant When the underground space of a building, intended to be communal parking space, is rented out to be used ...

Existing access for the benefit of a neighbouring property should be taken into account Some properties are enclosed and lack the necessary right-of-way to a public road, or have insufficient ...

Claim must be submitted within six months from the date of the notice of the town planning decision When seeking compensation due to land value being negatively affected by a ...