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Agricultural Land

Restrictions on the acquisition of real estates in the territory of the Czech Republic thus currently apply only to the acquisition of the agricultural and forest land, which is available to the non-residents under the conditions stipulated in Section 17 of the Foreign Exchange Act. Besides the resident individuals and legal entities, agricultural and forest land may be acquired also by:

  • non-residents who are Czech citizens;
    and
  • non-residents who hold the residence permits for nationals of the European Union member states, provided that they are (i) registered as agricultural entrepreneurs in the territory of the Czech Republic, and (ii) have been permanent residents in the Czech Republic for a minimum of 3 years.

If an acquirer of the agricultural and forest land does not meet the above mentioned conditions, a non-resident may acquire the agricultural land only:

  • by inheritance;
  • for the diplomatic representation of a state;
  • into a co-ownership of a married couple if one of the spouses is a Czech citizen;
  • from parents or grandparents, brother or sister, or spouse;
  • through exchange for other agricultural land if its price does not exceed the price of the exchanged land;
  • on the basis of a legal or contractual preemption right or by virtue of a co-ownership of the land;
  • in cases the agricultural land forms a functional unit with a building owned by a non-resident; or
  • where stipulated by special laws (e.g. Property Restitution and Privatisation Acts).