Since the beginning of the process of legalizing buildings in 2017, a total of 14.891 requests have been submitted in Podgorica, of which 692 cases have been resolved, said Gavrilo Vuković, Secretary for Planning, while appearing on Boje jutra on TV Vijesti.
"Since the adoption of the new law last year, 813 new requests have been submitted during 2025, and 1.626 cases are currently in the process. A large number of previous requests were not in order, which is why they were rejected, but now we have significantly greater interest and active communication from citizens with the Secretariat," Vuković pointed out.
He adds that many citizens whose procedures were previously suspended have submitted additional documentation, which shows a serious intention to finally bring the legalization process to a close.
Work is currently underway to draft bylaws and form interdisciplinary committees that will visit facilities in the field and check the compliance of the actual situation with the documentation.
"We expect the commissions to begin work in the first half of February. They will check whether the situation on the ground matches what was reported in the legalization process," he said.
Citizens can also submit applications electronically, and communication with parties takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Due to the renewed intensification of the legalization process, new employment opportunities are also planned.
"We will need about nine to 10 new engineers to work efficiently," said Vuković.
The ongoing amendments to the Law on Legalization will allow citizens to inherit a property during the procedure, which was not previously possible.
Regarding the prices of legalizing facilities, Vuković points out that he expects prices to increase compared to the previous cycle.
"For a 100 square meter building in the first zone, which is the most expensive, it's around 13-14 thousand euros. When you divide that, if it's a primary residence building, it means that you don't have another building in your name and the like, you don't have an apartment or something like that, but you're actually living in that building. You're already losing that 50 percent, and when you divide that 50 percent into 360 installments, it really comes to a sum that is, let's say, acceptable for citizens. I know that everything is a levy, but certain things simply have to be paid. I think that on a monthly basis, specifically for urban rehabilitation, it's really not a big sum," he pointed out.
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