Law on the Return of Immovable Properties to Academic Lifelong Organisations (1996)

This Law provides for the return of immovable properties to academic lifelong organisations. An academic lifelong organisation which concurrently conforms to the conditions set forth in the law has the right to regain an illegally alienated property object. The grounds for the examination of an issue on the return of the property objects of academic lifelong organisations shall be the application of the relevant organisation which must be submitted to a city council or rural territory council according to the location of the property within one year after coming into force of this Law. The ownership rights of an academic lifelong organisation must be proven by the deeds of the Land Registers and other documents, but if such documents have not survived – with a court judgment. Return of immovable properties to academic lifelong organisations shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures which are laid down in this Law and laws On Land Reform in the Cities of the Republic of Latvia, On Land Reform in the Rural Areas of the Republic of Latvia, and On Return of Building Properties to Lawful Owners Thereof.