Land Plot Gift Agreement

Below is a practical sample of a land plot gift agreement for notarization. Before signing, the notary should check the cadastral number, the title deed, registered encumbrances, the donor's marital status, and the tax consequences of the gift.

The old references to the State Act, the record book, and the State Register of Transactions have been replaced with current registration wording. Ownership of the land plot passes only after state registration of that right.

If the donor wants to keep for themselves or for a third party a lifetime right of use of the land plot or a separate part of it, that can be written into the agreement under Article 725 of the Civil Code of Ukraine. That option is kept in the sample below.

Land Plot Gift Agreement
Kyiv, "__" ____________ 20__

I, [full name of Donor], [date of birth], passport [details], taxpayer number [number], residing at [address], hereinafter the Donor, and I, [full name of Donee], [date of birth], passport [details], taxpayer number [number], residing at [address], hereinafter the Donee, together the Parties, being fully capable, understanding the meaning of our actions, and acting voluntarily in the presence of [notary full name, notarial district], have entered into this Agreement as follows:

1. The Donor transfers free of charge into the ownership of the Donee, and the Donee accepts as a gift, a land plot located in the city of Kyiv, Darnytskyi District, at [address]. The area of the land plot is 0.0602 hectares.
2. The Donor's ownership of the land plot is confirmed by [title deed, details]. Any registered rights and encumbrances, if they exist, must match the data of the State Register of Rights to Immovable Property and Their Encumbrances.
3. Cadastral number of the land plot: [number]. The boundaries of the plot are determined according to the boundary plan and boundary description attached to the title deed.
4. The Parties value the gift at UAH 423.35. The normative monetary valuation of the land plot is stated according to the current technical documentation or extract, if one was prepared for notarization of this Agreement.
5. The Donor confirms that, at the time of signing this Agreement, the land plot has not been sold to anyone else, gifted, contributed to the charter capital, otherwise alienated, or placed under arrest, mortgage, pledge, tax lien, or any other registered encumbrance; there is no dispute about it and no third-party rights exist, except for the lifetime use right established by this Agreement.
6. If the land plot is jointly owned by spouses, the Agreement is accompanied by a notarized consent of the other spouse. If the plot is the Donor's personal private property, such consent is not required.
7. Expenses related to preparation, notarization, state registration of ownership, and other mandatory payments are borne by the Donee unless the Parties agree otherwise.
8. This Agreement is subject to notarization. The Donee acquires ownership of the land plot from the moment of state registration of that right after notarization of this Agreement. Receipt of the Donee's own copy confirms acceptance of the gift.
9. Under Article 725 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, the Donee grants the Donor and [full name of citizen V.] the right of lifetime use of the gifted land plot or its separate part, if that part is separately identified by the Parties, and undertakes not to demand termination of that right on a unilateral basis.
10. The Parties confirm that they understand the content of this Agreement and its legal consequences, enter into it voluntarily, without fraud, coercion, deception, mistake, or severe circumstances, and that this Agreement is intended to create real legal consequences.
11. The Notary has explained to the Parties Articles 717-719, 722, 725, and 727 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, and Articles 125 and 126 of the Land Code of Ukraine.
12. This Agreement is executed in three copies: one kept by the Notary, one issued to the Donor, and one issued to the Donee.

For notarization, the notary normally checks the title deed, cadastral number, registered ownership data, and, where needed, the spouse's consent. If the gift is not between close relatives, the tax consequences should be checked separately under the Tax Code of Ukraine, without fixing a tax rate in the template.