Articles

Which Lawyer in Romania 18th edition

16 December 2025

Real Estate
Evolution of Law
in Urbanism and Constructions Authorization

Valentin Creata, Partner

The legal provisions applicable in Urbanism and Constructions Authorization domain over the last 25 years have been subject to evolution, indicating an incremental understanding of the policy makers on the legal elements that must be regulated in order to balance the rights and legitimate interests of the actors involved in this field (i.e., public authorities and private beneficiaries).

Such evolution has been manifested either in (i) better understanding of legal institutions available for certain domains, which resulted into renouncing to some restrictions (e.g., interdiction to issue a building permit if the land title is subject to litigation), (ii) clarification of some legal terms used without the necessary details for proper understanding (e.g., start of an investment) or (iii) elimination of some legal provisions which created unwanted effects in practice (e.g., validity period of the urbanism documentations).