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Research report · 2025

Registration of informal property transactions of the Roma community in Plemetin neighborhood

Municipality of Obliq, Kosovo

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Roma Versitas Kosovo
Research
63 interviews
Fieldwork
Five months

For many long-settled families in Plemetin, the land beneath their homes remains legally unrecognized. This report examines the documentation, inheritance and cadastral barriers behind that insecurity, based on interviews with affected residents in the Municipality of Obiliq.

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The barriers behind informal ownership

Informal transactions

Old contracts and oral agreements often have not been converted into formal property records.

Unresolved inheritance

Land remains registered in the names of deceased relatives, sometimes across generations.

Cadastral gaps

Outdated records, unclear boundaries and missing coordinates complicate registration.

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Disclaimer: The implementation of this activity was made possible by OSCE Mission in Kosovo and implemented by Roma Versitas Kosovo. The contents are the sole responsibility of the RVK and do not represent the official views of OSCE Mission in Kosovo.

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