Croatia
Keys to 19 New Apartments Handed Over in Sunja, Major Reconstruction Project Nears Completion
The new multi-apartment building is part of a historic housing project in the earthquake-affected area, with apartments to serve displaced residents and later young families.
Crime
New rental rules: mandatory notarization of contracts and annual cap on rent increases
Minister Bačić on Friday announced a set of housing regulations including a new Tenancy Act, an affordable housing program, and help with buying a first home.
Politics
Bačić on affordable housing contracting cites example from Gruž: State contracts rent for 1,300 euros per month, families pay 260 euros
Deputy Prime Minister Branko Bačić presented the first results of the affordable rent program on Friday, while MP Damir Barbir claims the state is not using its own vacant properties and is putting pressure on small landlords
Politics
Government increases legalization fees, Bačić announces new amounts
Fees for legalizing illegally built buildings rise for the first time in 14 years, with a minimum fee of €150 and an increase coefficient of 2.25.
Croatia
Government Introduces Mandatory Notarization of Long-Term Lease Agreements
The draft new Residential Tenancy Act, replacing the 1996 regulation, enters public consultation, with the key novelty being the notarization of contracts by a public notary.
Croatia
Pelješac Bridge to undergo protective layer repair after four years, Hrvatske ceste reveal who supervised construction