New legislation
The Czech Office of Surveying and Cadastre is proposing major changes in access to data from the Cadastre. Personal data would now be available only after verification of the applicant’s identity and with a reason. Administrative fees would also increase significantly – some up to 20 times the current amount.
End of free access to personal data in the cadastre via the Internet. According to the draft law, which the authority has just submitted for comments, sensitive information about owners, their rights and property prices would now be made available only after verification of identity – for example, through the Citizen’s Identity – and the legal reason why the person is requesting the data. The aim is to limit the misuse of data and protect the privacy of owners. Cadastral map data without personal information would remain publicly available. Anyone who tries to circumvent the law risks a new fine of up to a million instead of the current 100,000.
Significant changes are also planned in the area of administrative fees. For example, a petition for entry into the cadastre will now cost CZK 2,000 instead of the current CZK 1,000. For some buildings it will be possible to pay up to CZK 20,000. Confirmation of parcel numbering is to become five times more expensive – from CZK 100 to CZK 500. The authority justifies the changes by saying that the current fees are low even compared to neighbouring countries. The amendment is also intended to make the cadastral administration more efficient, to refine the definitions of offences and to allow the filing of one joint application for several properties in different cadastral areas. If the proposal passes, ordinary users will face less convenience – but more protection.
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