Legal Support for Real Estate Transactions

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:19

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_373		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Law; Civil Rights		Target Audience:		Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Valdis Savickis
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		8
Classes (count)		1	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		2
Total Contact Hours								10
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Legal Methods, Family Law, Property Law.
Objective:
Improve students’ knowledge and skills in real estate transactions; train students to independently identify and deal with interdisciplinary issues related to law enforcement; spot the common things in separate areas of law while carrying out real estate transactions, and successfully prepare procedural documents for law enforcement in the Land Register.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Real estate and its identification.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Classification of transactions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Registration of transactions in a public register.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Protection of the rights of the third parties.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
5	Transaction representation.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
6	Corroboration requests.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Corroboration requests, preparation thereof.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	Submission of corroboration requests.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
9	Declaration of transactions to the State Revenue Service.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
10	Analysis of transactions, calculation of state fee, stationery fee and the personal income tax.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Real estate and its identification.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	Classification of transactions.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Registration of transactions in a public register.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
4	Protection of the rights of the third parties.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		0.25
5	Transaction representation.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		0.25	auditorium
6	Corroboration requests.			Lectures		0.75	auditorium
7	Corroboration requests, preparation thereof.			Classes		0.25	auditorium
8	Submission of corroboration requests.			Lectures		0.25	auditorium
9	Declaration of transactions to the State Revenue Service.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
10	Analysis of transactions, calculation of state fee, stationery fee and the personal income tax.			Classes		0.25	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent study of legal provisions and literature; preparation of a report on the topics included in the study course for an in-depth study of the subject; solving of a practical task (case), drawing up draft documents. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
The final assessment is composed of: the examination mark – 50%; the mark for the report – 10%; the mark for the practical assignment (case) – 20%; and the mark for the practical assignment (draft documents) – 20%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		On completion of the study course students will be familiar with the sources of law regulating real estate transactions; will understand the necessity of public registration and the role of the Land Registers; will be familiar with the procedure for registration of transactions and the necessary documents for it.
Skills:		On completion of the study course students will be able to apply the relevant legal provisions to address specific legal situations; to draw up procedural documents; to analyse issues and make independent and motivated evaluation and offer solution to the situation.
Competencies:		On completion of the study course, students will identify and apply the sources of property law and law of obligations, the sources of Land Register law, apply their knowledge and skills in professional activity, apply legal methods systematically and rationally, continuously improve their knowledge and qualification, analyse legal information and identify and analyse current issues in practice.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Civillikums. PIRMĀ DAĻA. Ģimenes tiesības. Publicēts: "Valdības Vēstnesis", 41, 20.02.1937.
2	Civillikums. OTRĀ DAĻA. Mantojuma tiesības. Publicēts: "Valdības Vēstnesis", 42, 22.02.1937.
3	Civillikums. TREŠĀ DAĻA. Lietu tiesības. Publicēts: "Valdības Vēstnesis", 44, 24.02.1937.
4	Civillikums. CETURTĀ DAĻA. Saistību tiesības. Publicēts: "Valdības Vēstnesis", 46, 26.02.1937.
5	Zemesgrāmatu likums. Publicēts: "Ziņotājs", 16/17, 29.04.1993.,
6	Notariāta likums. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 48, 09.07.1993., "Ziņotājs", 26/27, 05.07.1993.
7	Nekustamā īpašuma valsts kadastra likums. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 205 (3363), 22.12.2005., "Ziņotājs", 1, 12.01.2006.
8	Par nekustamā īpašuma ierakstīšanu zemesgrāmatās. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 52/53 (767/768), 20.02.1997., "Ziņotājs", 5, 13.03.1997.’
9	Zemes ierīcības likums. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 157 (3525), 03.10.2006., "Ziņotājs", 20, 26.10.2006.
10	Likums par zemes privatizāciju lauku apvidos. Publicēts: "Ziņotājs", 32/33/34, 20.08.1992., "Diena", 132, 21.07.1992.
11	Publiskas personas mantas atsavināšanas likums. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 168 (2743), 19.11.2002., "Ziņotājs", 23, 12.12.2002.
12	Teritorijas attīstības plānošanas likums. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 173 (4571), 02.11.2011.
13	Likums Par kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzību. Publicēts: "Ziņotājs", 10, 05.03.1992.,
14	Likums par ostām. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 80 (211), 12.07.1994. Likums Par īpaši aizsargājamām dabas teritorijām. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 5 , 25.03.1993., "Ziņotājs", 12/13, 01.04.1993.
15	14.10.2014. MK noteikumi Nr.628 „Noteikumi par pašvaldību teritorijas attīstības plānošanas dokumentiem”. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 215 (5275), 30.10.2014.
16	31.10.2006. MK noteikumi Nr.898 „Par zemesgrāmatu nostiprinājuma lūguma formām”. Publicēts: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 180 (3548), 09.11.2006.
Additional Reading
1	Latvijas Republikas Augstākās Tiesas 2013.gada Tiesu prakses apkopojums teritorijas plānošanas, būvniecības un vides lietās 2008 - 2012. Pieejams: http://at.gov.lv/lv/judikatura/tiesu-prakses-apkopojumi/adm…
2	Nolēmumi par zemesgrāmatas nodaļu tiesnešu lēmumiem. Pieejams: http://at.gov.lv/lv/judikatura/judikaturas-nolemumu-arhivs/…
Other Information Sources
1	www.zemesgramata.lv www.latvijasnotars.lv www.at.gov.lv www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv www.kadastrs.lv