“Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition
Despite several attempts at reform, immovable property rights in Albania are not adequately secure and represent an important governance challenge. Problems have resulted from incomplete first title registration, the lack of accurate cadastral reco...
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BANK POLICY BANKS BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL GAINS CASE LAW CIVIL CODE CIVIL LAW CLAIMANT CLAIMANTS COASTAL ZONE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION FUNDS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CREDIBILITY CRIMES CURRENCY DAMAGES DEPOSIT DISBURSEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EU EXPROPRIATION EXPROPRIATIONS FAMILIES FARMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREST FRAUD GOVERNMENT BONDS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING HOMES HOUSES HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUANCE JUDGE JUSTICE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND PRIVATIZATION LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND TITLE LAND VALUE LANDHOLDERS LANDOWNERS LANDS LAWS LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL INSTRUMENT LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET VALUE MARKET VALUES MATURITIES MATURITY MIGRATION MORTGAGE MORTGAGE MARKET MUNICIPALITIES NOTARIES OFFENDERS OPERATING COSTS OWNERSHIP OF LAND OWNERSHIP RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP PASTURE PENALTIES POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATIZATIONS PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES REGISTRATION LAW REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRY SYSTEM RESERVES RESIDENCE RETAINED EARNINGS RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SETTLEMENT STATE BONDS STATE PROPERTY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TIMELY PAYMENT TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREATY TURNOVER URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES URBANIZATION VALUATION WILL |
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Despite several attempts at reform,
immovable property rights in Albania are not adequately
secure and represent an important governance challenge.
Problems have resulted from incomplete first title
registration, the lack of accurate cadastral records, and,
in many cases, the absence of reliable evidence of
ownership. Although Albania has adopted legislation calling
for restitution or compensation for owners whose property
was expropriated under communism, implementation is
incomplete. In Albania, rapid internal migration has
resulted in informal occupation of land and unauthorized
construction on a mass scale, thus compounding the problems
associated with the incomplete transfer of property. During
the 1990s, as much as one-third of the population of some
northern and mountainous regions migrated to urban,
peri-urban, and coastal areas in search of income generation
opportunities, despite the lack of adequate housing
infrastructure or public service provision. Internal
migration continues, albeit at a slower pace. Gaps in
territorial planning legislation and administrative failures
in the issuance of construction permits have made it
difficult to obtain an appropriate construction permit, even
when occupiers have legal title to the land. State
authorities have largely failed to prevent new illegal
occupation of land and illegal construction, and it is
estimated that up to one-third of all buildings in Albania
are illegal due to the occupier's lack of clear title
and/or appropriate construction permit. This review of
immovable property rights in Albania draws primarily upon
this definition, which takes into account the popular
legitimacy of state institutions and respect for the law
among citizens and government institutions the softer
aspects of governance that are essential to understanding
how policies are made and implemented in practice and how
public resources are used. |
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“Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition |
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“Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition |
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“Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition |
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“Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition |
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“Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition |
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“governance in the protection of immovable property rights in albania: a continuing challenge” : a world bank issue brief - second edition |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/17069085/governance-protection-immovable-property-rights-albania-continuing-challenge-second-edition-world-bank-issue-brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12214 |
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okr-10986-122142021-04-23T14:03:05Z “Governance in the Protection of Immovable Property Rights in Albania: A Continuing Challenge” : A World Bank Issue Brief - Second Edition World Bank ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BANK POLICY BANKS BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL GAINS CASE LAW CIVIL CODE CIVIL LAW CLAIMANT CLAIMANTS COASTAL ZONE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION FUNDS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CREDIBILITY CRIMES CURRENCY DAMAGES DEPOSIT DISBURSEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EU EXPROPRIATION EXPROPRIATIONS FAMILIES FARMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREST FRAUD GOVERNMENT BONDS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING HOMES HOUSES HOUSING HUMAN RIGHTS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUANCE JUDGE JUSTICE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND PRIVATIZATION LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND TITLE LAND VALUE LANDHOLDERS LANDOWNERS LANDS LAWS LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL INSTRUMENT LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET VALUE MARKET VALUES MATURITIES MATURITY MIGRATION MORTGAGE MORTGAGE MARKET MUNICIPALITIES NOTARIES OFFENDERS OPERATING COSTS OWNERSHIP OF LAND OWNERSHIP RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP PASTURE PENALTIES POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRIVATIZATIONS PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES REGISTRATION LAW REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRATION PROCESSES REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTRY SYSTEM RESERVES RESIDENCE RETAINED EARNINGS RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SETTLEMENT STATE BONDS STATE PROPERTY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TIMELY PAYMENT TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREATY TURNOVER URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES URBANIZATION VALUATION WILL Despite several attempts at reform, immovable property rights in Albania are not adequately secure and represent an important governance challenge. Problems have resulted from incomplete first title registration, the lack of accurate cadastral records, and, in many cases, the absence of reliable evidence of ownership. Although Albania has adopted legislation calling for restitution or compensation for owners whose property was expropriated under communism, implementation is incomplete. In Albania, rapid internal migration has resulted in informal occupation of land and unauthorized construction on a mass scale, thus compounding the problems associated with the incomplete transfer of property. During the 1990s, as much as one-third of the population of some northern and mountainous regions migrated to urban, peri-urban, and coastal areas in search of income generation opportunities, despite the lack of adequate housing infrastructure or public service provision. Internal migration continues, albeit at a slower pace. Gaps in territorial planning legislation and administrative failures in the issuance of construction permits have made it difficult to obtain an appropriate construction permit, even when occupiers have legal title to the land. State authorities have largely failed to prevent new illegal occupation of land and illegal construction, and it is estimated that up to one-third of all buildings in Albania are illegal due to the occupier's lack of clear title and/or appropriate construction permit. This review of immovable property rights in Albania draws primarily upon this definition, which takes into account the popular legitimacy of state institutions and respect for the law among citizens and government institutions the softer aspects of governance that are essential to understanding how policies are made and implemented in practice and how public resources are used. 2013-01-30T18:29:01Z 2013-01-30T18:29:01Z 2012-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/17069085/governance-protection-immovable-property-rights-albania-continuing-challenge-second-edition-world-bank-issue-brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12214 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Institutional and Governance Review (IGR) Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia |