Dmitry Uryakin told Pravo.ru about the difficulties, up to 2025 present in determining the jurisdiction of disputes on lease agreements subject to state registration

Pravo.ru legal media pointed out that despite the fact that Chapter 4 of the Code of Commercial Procedure sets out in detail the nuances of determining the jurisdiction of disputes in the sphere of real estate, including emphasising that claims about immovable property must be filed exclusively at its location, the question of what applies to claims about real estate has arisen more than once in court practice.

At the same time, as Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate at Maxima Legal, told Pravo.ru, the question whether the rules on exclusive jurisdiction apply to claims to compel the conclusion of a lease agreement subject to state registration has not been resolved until the end of 2024. ‘Previously, part of the courts believed that to the claims, the subject of which are claims not in rem, and obligatory nature, do not apply the rules of exclusive jurisdiction,’ the expert explained. 

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