It depends on the duplication. If the entries are merely technically duplicated and both sheets show the same owners, the cadastre reconciles them through a correction record. If different people claim the land, all affected parties must agree a solution for registration, or ownership must be determined in court. The cadastre never chooses for itself which title sheet is correct.
A duplicate entry means the same land appears twice in the cadastre, on two title sheets, often with different owners and acquisition documents. It usually arises from old unresolved records, renewal of land records or incorrect supporting materials. The affected sheets often carry a duplicate ownership note. Until resolved, sales, gifts and financing effectively stand still.
First establish the kind of duplication
Not every duplicate is a dispute. If both title sheets show the same owners and shares, for example where land is mistakenly recorded in both register C and register E, it is a technical recording error. The district office corrects it through a formal record under Section 59 of Act No. 162/1995 Coll., the Cadastral Act, and cancels the redundant title sheet. We explain the procedure in correcting a cadastral error. Ownership remains unchanged, so there is nothing to litigate.
If the owners can agree
True duplication, with different people each holding their own document, can be resolved by agreement. The Cadastral Act provides a specific procedure:
The district office corrects […] (c) multiple ownership data if all persons registered as owners and other persons whose ownership of the same property is supported by a public or other document but who are not registered as owners agree, and the correction is not one under point (a).
— Section 59(2) of Act No. 162/1995 Coll., unofficial translation
The affected persons’ signatures on the application must be officially certified (Section 59(3) of the Cadastral Act). If the overlap does not cover entire parcels, the authority usually also requires a survey plan defining its extent. Another route is an out-of-court agreement, either an unnamed contract under Section 51 of the Civil Code or a settlement under Section 585, entered by constitutive registration. If a duplicate owner has died, all their heirs must sign on that side. The cadastre will not accept only some heirs’ signatures.
Without agreement, court proceedings remain
If agreement is impossible, the cadastre cannot remove the duplication because it lacks power to assess whose document is stronger. An ownership declaration claim remains. The court compares both parties’ acquisition titles, their chronological order and any acquisitive prescription. The cadastre then records the final judgment and the duplicate entry ends. Until resolution, the land remains risky for buyers and banks. We summarise pre-purchase checks in what a title sheet tells you.
How we can help
We establish the duplication’s origin and assess both parties’ acquisition titles through our duplicate land ownership service. We prepare a settlement and cadastral application, or represent you in ownership declaration proceedings if agreement fails. For buyers, we identify duplicates before payment through land purchases and sales.
Send us both title sheets and your land documents. We will propose the shortest feasible route to a single title sheet.
This answer provides general information on the law as at 29 August 2026. It does not constitute legal services or replace an assessment of an individual case. The details of your situation may differ. Book a consultation to discuss them.
