Real Estate „Statement”

The last notarial deed in the course of inheritance proceedings conducted by a notary public is the „Declaration”, the purpose of which is for the heirs to submit information on whether the deceased was the owner of the land, building or premises for which the land and mortgage register is kept. Providing this information is important because the persons who acquired the inheritance in the relevant part should be listed in section II of the land and mortgage register of a given real estate as its owners in the appropriate size. Therefore, it is necessary to know the land and mortgage register number so that the notary public, apart from preparing a short (usually two-page) notarial deed confirming the testator’s possession of specific real estate for which land and mortgage registers are kept, can then draw up an adequate application to the competent Land and Mortgage Register Court informing about the change of ownership of a given real estate. If the deceased person did not have any real estate for which land and mortgage registers would be established, then such a deed is prepared and read out in the presence of all heirs after prior registration of the Inheritance Certification Act in the Inheritance Register. The net remuneration of a notary public, as in the case of most deeds from inheritance proceedings, is PLN 50.