What documents are needed to sell the apartment? Tips for the seller

For quick and successful sale of an apartment on your hands you need to have a certain package of documents. For advice, you can contact a professional for a fee or use the material outlined here.

Identification documents.

• . Passport.
  
• Birth certificate. If the homeowner is a person under the age of eighteen, then also the guardian's passport.
  
• If the apartment is sold not by the owner, but by an authorized person, then a power of attorney is required for the right to sell. At the same time, a copy of the passport of the apartment owner is required.
  
• Also, as identification documents, an officer certificate may be required.
  
• Consent of the spouse for the sale of the apartment, certified by a notary. In the event that an apartment was acquired in a marriage, it is considered jointly acquired property.

Documents confirming the ownership of

These documents must be in the hands of the owner of real estate. You can get them in Rosreestr. The right of ownership is registered in the BTI.

• The contract of sale.
  
• The Treaty of Privatization.
  
• Gift agreement.
  
• Certificate confirming the right of inheritance.
  
• Agreement on participation in shared construction.
  
• The court decision on the transfer of housing in the property.

Technical documents

This will mainly deal with technical( cadastral) passports. It is issued not later than five years before the conclusion of the contract of sale.


The production time from 15 days, the state duty will be 900 rubles, if the passport is needed in the shortest time, the procedure will take 7 to 10 days, but it will cost 1300 rubles.

Extract from the USRD

Extract proves that the seller is indeed the owner of the housing that he sells. And also in the extract the data on pledge or arrest of the real estate are concluded. It is not mandatory, but it can be requested by the buyer.

You can buy it by contacting Rosreestr, presenting your passport, filling out the application form and paying the state fee of 200 rubles for individuals, 600 rubles for legal entities.

You can also contact the Registration Chamber or the MFC.

You can receive an extract for three days. It is valid only at the time of issue.

Attention should be drawn to the fact that the beginning of the maintenance of the USRT was made on January 31, 1998.This means that transactions made before this date were registered in the BTI and the data should be requested there.

You can get an extract without turning to Rosreestr personally, and go through their official website.

Certificate of absence of debts

The document is requested by the tax authorities by the owners who received the apartment as a gift or inheritance.

Extract from the house book

Such a document specifies information about the tenants registered in the apartment, the status of their personal account and the debts for utilities. In order to get it you need to apply to the passport office, the statement is made on the day of treatment and the validity period is 30 days.

Authorization of guardianship bodies

If the minor is the minor, or if the owner is an invalid who is under the guardianship of the guardianship authorities. With all this, the guardianship authorities will give permission to sell only if the sale does not lead to a deterioration in the conditions of the owner's living. The area of ​​the new apartment should not be less than the sold one. Certificate of marriage

If the apartment was purchased in a marriage, then a marriage certificate is required, as well as the consent of the other spouse for the transaction.

Consent is not needed if the owner has received a housing as a gift or by inheritance, or in the presence of a compiled marriage contract.

Video on what documents are needed to sell the apartment

As can be seen from the rather large list of preparing such documents is worth it in advance. Prepared documents in time will help to avoid nervous conditions and long queues in instances, as well as ensure the buyer's confidence that the transaction is legal.