Decision to not legalize and dismantle foundations of an unauthorized construction on state-owned land.
This decision addresses the issue of unauthorized construction on a state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan. The decision states that the foundations of the building constructed without proper permits and land use rights will not be legalized. The head of the Malatia-Sebastia district administration is instructed to dismantle these foundations and clear the land plot. The police are requested to maintain public order during the demolition. Costs incurred will be recovered from the perpetrator. The decision also outlines the legal basis for these actions, referencing various Armenian laws and government decrees.
What was decided
- Act amendedReal estate object
The foundations of the building constructed on the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan, without the right to use the land and without proper permission, are not legalized.
- Executor: Yerevan Municipality Staff, Department of Urban Development and Land Control
- Executor: Yerevan Municipality Staff, Public Order Protection Service
- Executor: Malatia-Sebastia District Administration of Yerevan
- Object
- Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan
Replaced Decision No. 3938-Ա of the Mayor of Yerevan dated 2026-08-12 · Clause 1
The foundations of the building constructed on the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan, without the right to use the land and without proper permission, are legalized.
The foundations of the building constructed on the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan, without the right to use the land and without proper permission, are not legalized.
- Execution assignedReal estate object
The head of the Malatia-Sebastia district administration of Yerevan, with the assistance of the Department of Urban Development and Land Control and the Public Order Protection Service of the Yerevan Municipality Staff, is instructed to dismantle the foundations of the building constructed on the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan, which is being used without state registration of land use rights, and to clear the state-owned land plot from illegal possession.
- Executor: Malatia-Sebastia District Administration of Yerevan
- Executor: Yerevan Municipality Staff, Department of Urban Development and Land Control
- Executor: Yerevan Municipality Staff, Public Order Protection Service
- Object
- Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan
- Execution assignedOther
The head of the Yerevan City Department of the Police is requested to ensure public order at the site during the application of administrative coercion measures by the Yerevan Municipality.
- Executor: Head of the Yerevan City Department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
- Execution assignedReal estate object
The head of the Malatia-Sebastia district administration of Yerevan is instructed to recover, through judicial means, the costs associated with the dismantling and other related work provided for in this decision from the person who carried out the unauthorized construction.
- Executor: Malatia-Sebastia District Administration of Yerevan
- Object
- Babajanyan Street 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan
- Oversight assignedOther
Control over the execution of this decision is ensured by the First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, Armen Pambukhchyan.
- Oversight: First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, Acting Mayor of Yerevan Armen Pambukhchyan
Full text
YEREVAN MAYOR
DECISION
RA, 0015, Yerevan, Argishti 1
№____________ « » 2026
ON DEMOLISHING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A STRUCTURE BUILT ON A STATE-OWNED LAND PLOT ADJACENT TO BABAJANYAN STREET H.42/5, MALATIA-SEBASTIA ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT, YEREVAN CITY, AND VACATING THE STATE-OWNED LAND PLOT
- Description of the issue resolved by the administrative act.
In the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street H.42/5, Malatia-Sebastia administrative district, Yerevan city, construction works for building foundations have been carried out without land use rights and without appropriate permission, thereby encumbering the state-owned land plot.
In accordance with point "b" of Article 30 of the Law "On Principles of Administration and Administrative Procedure", an administrative proceeding has been initiated by the Public Order Protection Service of the Staff of Yerevan Municipality.
No hearings were held during the administrative proceeding, based on the regulations defined by point "a" of part 3 of Article 38 of the Law "On Principles of Administration and Administrative Procedure".
- Facts serving as a basis for adopting the administrative act.
As a result of a comprehensive, complete, and objective examination of the factual circumstances of the administrative case, with the evidence obtained, the administrative body considers the following to be established:
a. In the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street H.42/5, Malatia-Sebastia administrative district, Yerevan city, construction works for building foundations have been carried out without land use rights and without appropriate permission, and the land plot encumbered thereby is actually being used illegally, as there is no right formalized over that land plot in accordance with the procedure established by RA legislation.
b. the land plot owned by the state property of Yerevan community is actually burdened by the aforementioned unauthorized construction, therefore it has become necessary to free the mentioned land plot from the unauthorized construction burdening it.
c. the construction at the above-mentioned address, carried out without appropriate urban planning documents, is in no way delimited from public use areas, which implies that the implementation of the construction and the current maintenance of the construction may pose a danger to people's lives and health, i.e., delaying the adoption of an administrative act may lead to the emergence of some danger to the public.
3. Justification for adopting the administrative act.
According to Article 2, Point 2 of Law HO-397-N "On Amendments and Additions to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia", unauthorized constructions (sections of unfinished unauthorized constructions) built before the entry into force of this law and registered in accordance with the procedure established by the Government's decision defining the procedure for registering unauthorized constructions (hereinafter also referred to as the Government's decision in this article) are subject to the regulations concerning the legalization of unauthorized constructions in force before the entry into force of this law, including the provisions of subordinate legal acts adopted on their basis. The Government may establish peculiarities for the legalization of unauthorized constructions (sections of unfinished unauthorized constructions) provided for in this part.
According to Article 188, Part 1 of the Civil Code, an unauthorized construction is considered to be a building, structure, or other construction built or reconstructed or placed in a land plot not allocated for that purpose in accordance with the procedure established by law and other legal acts, or without permission, or with significant violations of the conditions or urban planning norms and rules established by the permission, and according to Article 1, Point 1 of Part 1, an unauthorized construction cannot be recognized as legal and is subject to demolition (dismantling). The procedure and terms for the demolition (dismantling) of such a construction are established by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. According to Part 2 of the same article, the owner of the land plot, including the one who acquires the land plot with an unauthorized construction, bears the risks associated with the use of the unauthorized construction located on it and the demolition (dismantling) of the unauthorized construction. According to Part 3 of the same article, the owner of the land plot has the right to demolish the unauthorized construction located on his land plot without applying to the court. Decisions on the demolition (dismantling) of unauthorized constructions located on state or community-owned land plots are made by the competent authorities established by law. An unauthorized construction located on another person's land plot is subject to demolition (dismantling) at the claim of the state, community, or other interested person whose rights and legally protected interests have been violated, and the land plot is subject to restoration to its previous state at the expense of the land plot owner. The person who carried out an unauthorized construction on another person's land plot is obliged to compensate the owner of the land plot for the damage caused, including the costs of demolishing (dismantling) the unauthorized construction and restoring the land plot to its previous state. According to Part 6 of the above-mentioned article,
The peculiarities of registration of rights to real estate with unauthorized structures are regulated by the Law on State Registration of Rights to Property and other legal acts adopted on its basis. Unauthorized structures cannot be recognized as legal and are subject to demolition if they are built on land plots defined by Article 60 of the Land Code of the Republic of Armenia, as well as in alienation or safety zones of engineering and transport facilities, or are built with significant violations of urban planning norms and rules and give rise to the right to demand compulsory servitude. Point 2 of Decision No. 912-N of the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated May 18, 2006, stipulates that the following unauthorized structures are not subject to legalization:
- the preservation of which violates the rights and legally protected interests of other persons or poses a threat to the life and health of citizens.
- which are built on land plots defined by Article 60 of the Land Code, as well as in alienation or safety zones of engineering and transport facilities, or are built with significant violations of urban planning norms and rules and give rise to the right to demand compulsory servitude.
Point 44 of the procedure approved by the same decision stipulates that the legalization of unauthorized structures provided for by this procedure is rejected by a corresponding decision if they do not meet the conditions for legalization defined by Article 188 of the Civil Code and this procedure.
According to Article 33 of the Annex to Decision No. 912-N of the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated May 18, 2006, the head of the community makes a decision on his own initiative to legalize or demolish unauthorized structures located on state or community-owned land plots.
According to Article 44 of the Land Code, the right of ownership and other property rights of citizens and legal entities to land plots is the right to possess, use, and dispose of them at their discretion, subject to the restrictions and other conditions provided by law, and the right of ownership of citizens and legal entities to land plots arises on the basis of privatization of state and community lands, inheritance, purchase and sale, donation, and other transactions and legal facts related to land.
According to Part 5 of Article 26 of the Law "On Urban Planning", in the territories of communities, the head of the community supervises the implementation of architectural and planning assignments given to developers, the requirements of urban planning regulations of settlements, the targeted urban planning use of lands and fixed property, as well as prevents, suspends cases of unauthorized construction and ensures the elimination of their consequences in the manner prescribed by law.
According to Point 6 of Part 1 of Article 55 and Point 1 of Part 1 of Article 59 of the Law "On Local Self-Government in the City of Yerevan", the Mayor of Yerevan, as a mandatory authority, organizes the work carried out by the heads of administrative districts to suspend and eliminate unauthorized structures, as well as to suspend and eliminate illegal land use.
According to Article 36, Part 3 of the Law "On the Fundamentals of Administration and Administrative Procedure", if, after initiating an administrative procedure, the administrative body has the necessary documents for adopting the relevant administrative act, and the circumstances of the case are sufficiently clarified and specified, then the administrative body is obliged to adopt the administrative act within a reasonable time after the emergence of the mentioned circumstances, without waiting for the expiration of the general or special term. According to Article 38, Part 3, Point "a" of the Law "On the Fundamentals of Administration and Administrative Procedure", hearings are not held if there is a need to immediately adopt an administrative act, as delay can lead to the emergence of any danger to the public. According to Article 60, Part 1 of the Law "On the Fundamentals of Administration and Administrative Procedure", a written administrative act enters into force on the day following the notification of the adoption of that act in the manner prescribed by Article 59 of the same law, unless otherwise provided by law or that act. Taking into account the above-mentioned factual and legal justifications and the evidence obtained during the initiated administrative procedure, based on Article 43, Part 2, Article 44, Part 2 of the Land Code, Article 26, Part 5 of the Law "On Urban Development", Article 55, Part 1, Point 6 and Article 59, Part 1, Point 1, Article 65, Part 1, Point 3, Article 94, Part 1, Point 1 and Article 95, Part 1, Point 3 of the Law "On Local Self-Government in the City of Yerevan", Article 9, Part 2 of the Law "On Local Self-Government", Articles 30, 36, 38, 58 and 60 of the Law "On the Fundamentals of Administration and Administrative Procedure", as well as the requirements of Decision No. 912-N of May 18, 2006, of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I DECIDED: 1. Not to legalize the foundations of the building constructed without the right to land use and without the appropriate permit, on a state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street No. 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia administrative district, Yerevan. 2. To instruct the head of the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district of Yerevan, with the assistance of the Urban Development and Land Control Department of the Yerevan City Hall staff and the Public Order Protection Service, to dismantle the foundations of the building constructed on the state-owned land plot adjacent to Babajanyan Street No. 42/5, Malatia-Sebastia administrative district, Yerevan, used without state registration of the right to land use, and to free the state-owned land plot from illegal possession. 3. To propose to the head of the Yerevan City Department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia to ensure the maintenance of public order at the relevant location during the application of administrative enforcement measures by the Yerevan City Hall, in accordance with Point 2 of this decision. 4. To instruct the head of the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district of Yerevan, the dismantling and other related works provided for by this decision
realization expenses: to be collected from the person who carried out the unauthorized construction through judicial procedure.
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To assign the organization and responsibility for the fulfillment of the requirements of this decision to the heads of the Urban Development and Land Control Department of the Yerevan Municipality Staff, the Public Order Protection Service, and the head of the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district of Yerevan city.
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This decision enters into force from the moment of its adoption.
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This decision may be appealed administratively to the Mayor of Yerevan or judicially to the Administrative Court of the Republic of Armenia within a two-month period from the date of its entry into force.
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Control over the implementation of this decision is ensured by the First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, A. Pambukhchyan.
FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR OF YEREVAN, ACTING MAYOR OF YEREVAN ARMEN PAMBUKHCHYAN
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ARMEN PAMBUKHCHYAN
Signed by: PAMBUKHCHYAN ARMEN 3611840246