Methods to acquire an apartments in ownership

This thesis deals with the methods to acquire apartments in ownership. In the introduction, the paper deals with the theories of residential property and the ways in which the ownership of apartments is understood in selected international treatments. The main part of the paper focuses on the different methods to acquire ownership rights on a residential unit, both in the original way, i.e. acquiring ownership on after construction, and in the derivative way, mainly on the basis of contractual relations. The next part of the thesis deals with the interpretation of cooperative apartments, including their origin and development in a historical context, focusing on the problematic of the acquisition of ownership rights to cooperative apartments. The practical part includes an interpretation of acquisition of ownership of an apartment by the shareholders of a legal entity established for the purpose of acquiring apartment buildings and renting the apartments to the shareholders, even though it is not a housing cooperative. With regard to the adoption of a new Civil Code, the conclusion dedicates space to the new legislation and the impact of the Civil Code will have on the housing laws, including a highlight of the changes that will take place once the new Civil Code comes into effect. Key words:..