Permitted use of land plots as most important legal characteristic of real estate unit

Abstract

One of the fundamental principles of the Land Law is in a certain classification of lands into categories according to their target use. This classification allows determining legal regime of the lands, based on their belonging to a certain category and their permitted use in accordance with the territorial zoning and with determined legislative requirements. The goal of this principle is to use a land plot strictly in accordance with its permitted use. Neglecting the permitted use of a land plot leads to breaking the law and might consequentially lead to expropriation of a capital construction object; this is one side of this aspect. Another one is in violation of the principle of urban development, according to which construction of objects is carried out on the basis of land-use planning documents, land use and development rules, and documents on land planning.