Compensation for Expropriation
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Attorney-at-Law Marek Foryś
For 18 years, Marek Foryś has been providing assistance in compensation-related matters. During this time, he has participated as a legal representative in numerous court, administrative, and administrative-court proceedings. Our law firm prides itself on recovering properties worth millions of PLN, as well as securing multimillion compensation awards.
In our work, we adhere to the provisions contained in special acts and assist clients deprived of ownership rights to obtain lawful compensation paid within statutory deadlines. Our lawyers have extensive experience in handling compensation cases involving property damage and are prepared to support clients in various challenging situations.
Clients can also benefit from professional assistance regarding compensation claims related to restricted use areas, transmission networks, or as a result of flawed administrative decisions. Our role includes ongoing legal advice and preparation of necessary documentation.
We warmly encourage you to take advantage of our law firm’s compensation services, as we provide professional support at every stage of court or administrative proceedings.
Compensation for the Adoption
of a Local Spatial Development Plan
The Law Office of Attorney-at-Law Marek Foryś provides assistance in obtaining compensation for the adoption of local spatial development plans. Clients who have suffered losses as a result of the adoption or amendment of a local spatial development plan by the municipality may seek help from our office. Specialists in this field take action to enforce appropriate compensation or the purchase of the property.
To file such a claim, one must meet one of two conditions — either the previous use of the property has become impossible or has been significantly restricted. According to the Act on Spatial Planning and Development (Article 36 of the Act of March 27, 2003), the owner may also demand the purchase of the property or its part.
Changes to the
Local Spatial Development Plan
Any change to the local spatial development plan may affect the decrease or increase in property value. An owner or perpetual usufructuary who has sold the property has 5 years to file compensation claims — this period starts from the date the local spatial development plan comes into force, i.e., the date when the changes to the plan become effective. The owner seeking compensation for the decrease in property value or for the repurchase of the property is subject to a limitation period.
If the owner or perpetual usufructuary does not sell the property, they may apply to the municipality for compensation due to the decrease in property value.
If you are seeking the support of a legal advisor, we invite you to contact our law firm. Clients from Gdańsk and the surrounding areas are also welcome to reach out via phone or email.
Compensation for expropriation
At our law firm, you will receive assistance in obtaining fair compensation for expropriation. For individuals subject to expropriation, securing the due compensation is the most important stage of the entire process. The obligation to pay compensation is guaranteed by Polish law.
Our legal advisors help clients obtain appropriate compensation related to:
Expropriations that took place during the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era;
Expropriations occurring at present.
Clients can count on our support during negotiations in disputes concerning the decrease in property value resulting from, among others, the implementation of public and commercial investments.
What is
Property Expropriation?
Additional information
Reprywatyzacja i wywłaszczenia
Mecenas Marek Foryś od 2003 roku zajmuje się szeroko pojętą tematyką wywłaszczeń, nacjonalizacji i reprywatyzacji. Przez ten czas uczestniczy w ponad stu sprawach sądowych i administracyjnych w charakterze pełnomocnika byłych właścicieli lub ich spadkobierców. Dla swoich klientów odzyskał nieruchomości warte wiele milionów złotych, jak również uzyskał wielomilionowe odszkodowania.
Postępowania te dotyczą odszkodowań za nieruchomości przejęte niezgodnie z prawnymi aktami wywłaszczeniowymi lub nacjonalizacyjnymi jak również zwrotów wywłaszczonych nieruchomości, które nie zostały wykorzystane na cel wywłaszczenia (uwaga z dniem 14 maja 2020r. upływa ostateczny termin na złożenie wniosku o zwrot nieruchomości, wywłaszczonych ponad 20 lat temu).
Własność nieruchomości może też wrócić do byłych właścicieli lub ich spadkobierców na skutek stwierdzenia nieważności decyzji administracyjnej lub uzgodnienia treści księgi wieczystej z rzeczywistym stanem prawnym.
Nie zawsze udaje się odzyskać nieruchomość w naturze. Wówczas byłym właścicielom lub ich spadkobiercom przysługują roszczenia odszkodowawcze. Są one realizowane zarówno w postępowaniach administracyjnych i sądowo-administracyjnych jak i przed sądami powszechnymi (rejonowym, okręgowym i apelacyjnym) oraz Sądem Najwyższym. Niekiedy jest to tryb mieszany, tzn. po wcześniejszym stwierdzeniu wydania decyzji z naruszeniem prawa lub wydaniem decyzji o odmowie ustalenia odszkodowania na podstawie art. 160 kpa (to nie pomyłką, gdyż w określonych sytuacjach ten przepis, który został uchylony w 2004r. ma nadal zastosowanie), występujemy o odszkodowanie do sądu powszechnego.
Zdarzają się sprawy, gdzie odszkodowanie nie zostało ustalone przez kilkadziesiąt lat (pomimo przejęcia nieruchomości na rzecz Skarbu Państwa) lub nie rozpatrzono odwołania właścicieli. W tych przypadkach również można uzyskać odszkodowania na podstawie aktualnie obowiązujących przepisów (choć mamy doświadczenie ze sprawą gdzie odwołanie jest rozpatrywane na podstawie przedwojennego rozporządzenia z 1928r. o postępowaniu administracyjnym). Prowadzimy sprawy m.in. na podstawie:
- ustawy o zasadach i trybie wywłaszczania nieruchomości
- dekretu o własności i użytkowaniu gruntów na obszarze m.st. Warszawy (dekret Bieruta)
- dekretu o wywłaszczaniu majątków zajętych na cele użyteczności publicznej w okresie wojny 1939-1945
- dekretu o nabywaniu i przekazywaniu nieruchomości niezbędnych dla realizacji narodowych planów gospodarczych
- ustawy o terenach budownictwa jednorodzinnego w miastach i osiedlach
- ustawy o terenach budowlanych na obszarach wsi
- ustawy o gospodarce terenami w miastach i osiedlach
- ustawy o terenach budownictwa jednorodzinnego i zagrodowego oraz o podziale nieruchomości w miastach i osiedlach
- dekretu o przeprowadzeniu reformy rolnej
- dekretu o lasach
- ustawy o gospodarce nieruchomościami
- kodeksu postępowania administracyjnego (art. 160 kpa)
Reprivatization and Expropriation
Since 2003, Attorney-at-Law Marek Foryś has been extensively involved in matters concerning expropriations, nationalizations, and reprivatizations. During this time, he has participated in over a hundred court and administrative cases as a legal representative for former owners or their heirs. He has recovered properties worth millions of PLN for his clients, as well as secured multimillion compensation awards.
These proceedings relate to compensation claims for properties taken unlawfully, in violation of expropriation or nationalization laws, as well as the restitution of expropriated properties that were not used for their intended purpose (note: the final deadline to submit applications for the return of properties expropriated over 20 years ago was May 14, 2020).
Property ownership may also be restored to former owners or their heirs as a result of invalidating administrative decisions or reconciling the land and mortgage register entries with the actual legal status.
Recovering the property itself is not always possible. In such cases, former owners or their heirs are entitled to compensation claims. These are pursued in administrative and administrative-court proceedings, as well as before common courts (district, regional, appellate) and the Supreme Court. Sometimes a mixed procedure applies, meaning that after a prior finding of unlawful decision-making or a decision denying compensation under Article 160 of the Code of Administrative Procedure (which, despite being repealed in 2004, still applies in certain cases), a compensation claim is filed with a common court.
There are cases where compensation has not been determined for decades (despite the property being taken over by the State Treasury) or where owners’ appeals were not reviewed. In such cases, compensation can still be obtained under current laws (though we have experience with cases where appeals are decided under a pre-war 1928 administrative procedure regulation). We handle cases based on, among others:
The Act on the Principles and Procedures of Property Expropriation
The Decree on Ownership and Use of Land in the Capital City of Warsaw (Bierut Decree)
The Decree on Expropriation of Properties Taken for Public Utility Purposes During 1939–1945
The Decree on Acquisition and Transfer of Properties Necessary for National Economic Plans
The Act on Single-Family Housing Areas in Cities and Settlements
The Act on Building Areas in Rural Areas
The Act on Land Management in Cities and Settlements
The Act on Single-Family and Farmstead Housing Areas and on Property Division in Cities and Settlements
The Decree on Implementation of Agrarian Reform
The Forest Decree
The Act on Real Estate Management
The Code of Administrative Procedure (Article 160)
Special law acts
Special law acts entitle state treasury and self government units to acquire real estate for public purposes such as roads, railways or airports in simplified procedure. In all these proceedings we assist you to ensure the proper amount of the compenastion.
Property damages
A long professional experience in compenastion proceedings enables us to represent clients in other proceedings concerning property damages.
Personal damages
We will also assist you in cases concerning personal damages for example as a result of tort such as car accidents.
Restricted use areas
Whenever enviromental standards may not be kept, Enviromental Protection Act entitles real estate owners and perpetual usufructors to claim for compensation. Your claim should be made within 3 years from the date of the local act establishing restricted use area (final date).
Distribution Networks
Millions of properties in Poland are occupied by gas, water, or electricity transmission networks. In most cases, property owners did not consent to their installation nor receive any compensation. Currently, in many cases, it is possible to obtain such compensation and regularize the legal status of these properties.
If you were the owner of a property at the time the transmission network was built on your property, or if you are an heir, we are able to assist you.
Transmission networks
Most transmission networks in Poland have been built before 1989 without legal title to real estate. It was a result of state run economy, state ownership on transmission companies and priority of state property over private one.
Nowadays in many cases you are entitled to compensation or to demand regulation of legal status of transmission network.
Invalid decisions and reopening of the proceeding
In some cases, you may be entitled to call decision to be declared invalid or call for reopening of the procedding when the matter concluded with the final decision.
If you are seeking support with compensation claims related to expropriation, we invite you to contact our law firm in Gdynia. We offer professional legal advice.
To schedule an appointment, please contact us in advance by phone or email.
