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Municipal Law and Licensing Procedures
Annulment of a Municipal Council Decision: Right to Sue, Time Limit and Stay of Execution
The right to sue against a municipal council decision, the time limit, objection and stay of execution. A legal review guide based on real Council of State decisions.
Municipal Law and Licensing Procedures
A Municipality's Failure to Act on Illegal Construction: Complaint, Application and Litigation Routes
If the municipality does not act on illegal construction: the application, the 30-day implied rejection and the annulment action. Permit supervision and the demolition process are distinguished.
Municipal Law and Licensing Procedures
Annulment of a Municipal Executive Committee (Encümen) Decision: Remedy, Competent Court and Time Limit by Type of Decision
How do the court and time limit change with the type of encümen decision? Distinctions in applications for demolition, fines, tenders and land readjustment.
Free road surrender as a permit condition, return of the surrendered land, competent court and proof. Case-specific distinctions drawn from Constitutional Court and Council of State decisions.
Acquired rights, construction stage, time limits, stay of execution and compensation when a construction permit is annulled. Verified Council of State and Constitutional Court decisions.
Building in a protected site, objections to conservation board decisions, annulment actions, land exchange and compensation. Current legislation and a real Constitutional Court decision on owners' rights.
Urban Transformation and Risky Buildings
Objection to a Risky Building Determination and Annulment Action: Notification, Technical Review and Stay of Execution
Fifteen-day objection and thirty-day action period in a risky building determination, current notification rules, strengthening and stay of execution.
Expropriation Cases
Partial Expropriation: Loss of Value in the Remaining Part of a Property and Its Becoming Unfit for Use
Loss of value in the remaining part after partial expropriation, access problems and full acquisition. The 30-day application conditions and a Constitutional Court decision.
Expropriation Cases
Annulment Action Against Expropriation: Public Interest, Filing Deadline and Stay of Execution
Annulment of an expropriation decision: public interest, the 30-day filing period, stay of execution and the link with the compensation action. Explained with current decisions.
Expropriation Cases
Determination of Expropriation Compensation and Title Registration Action: Property Value, Objection to the Expert Report and Interest
How is expropriation compensation determined? Comparable sales, objections to the expert report, payment and interest under current court decisions.
Refusal to issue a zoning status certificate, an incorrect floor area ratio or storey count, implied refusal and an action against the zoning plan. Application deadlines and verified Council of State decisions.
Expropriation Cases
De Facto Expropriation Lawsuit: Property Value, Ecrimisil, Interest and Collection of Compensation
Property value, ecrimisil, interest and the collection process in a de facto expropriation without formal proceedings. Explanations with the 2026 rules and accessible Court of Cassation decisions.
Title Cancellation and Registration Cases
Title Registration on the Basis of a Land Allocation Certificate (Tapu Tahsis Belgesi): Entitlement Status, Zoning Plan and Conditions for Bringing an Action
Does a land allocation certificate (tapu tahsis belgesi) replace title? Review older rights, the repeal of Law No. 2981, the competent court and price claims through court decisions.
Shrinking a plot, moving it elsewhere or converting it into shares with other persons does not by itself show that a parcelling operation is unlawful.
Title Cancellation and Registration Cases
Title Deed After Annulment of a Zoning Implementation: Return to the Original Parcel, New Implementation and Compensation
Routes after the annulment of a zoning implementation: return to the original parcel, a new implementation, allocation of a suitable site and compensation, under current Article 18 of Zoning Law No. 3194 and Court of Cassation decisions.
Under the general regime, the time limit to sue against a zoning plan is 60 days from the day after the last display day. An objection during the display period changes the implied-rejection calculation.
Objection to a demolition order, the construction stoppage record, time limits for filing an action and the conditions for a stay of execution. A guide to permits, occupancy permits and demolition costs.
Zoning Law
Cancellation of a Construction Permit: Acquired Rights, Stop-Work Orders and Legal Remedies
Cancellation of a construction permit: acquired rights, sealing, filing deadlines, stay of execution and compensation routes, examined with reference to case law.
Zoning Law
Objection to a Zoning Fine and the Annulment Action: Calculation, Liability and Stay of Execution
Objection to a zoning fine, the 60-day time limit for filing an action, fine calculation, liability and stay of execution. Guide with full-text links to Council of State decisions.
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