Under Section 2 (4) of Government Decree 17/2015 (II. 16.), in force from March 1, 2015, on possession protection proceedings within the Notary’s competence (hereinafter: Decree): “The person requesting possession protection shall submit a paper application and its annexes in one more copy than the number of parties against whom protection is requested.” Under Section 8 (1-3) of the Decree: The Notary conducts possession protection proceedings within fifteen days, with the exception set out in paragraph (2). The Notary conducts the proceedings within thirty days if an interpreter must be appointed. The following are not included in the deadline: a) the period from the day the Notary’s request under Section 3 (1) is posted as an official document until its delivery or until the request is returned to the Notary, b) the period of up to eight days from delivery of the Notary’s request under Section 3 (1) until the opposing party makes a statement or the opposing party’s written statement reaches the Notary. Under Section 13 (2) of the Decree: “The facts needed to decide the dispute over possession must be proven by the party in whose interest it is that the Notary accepts them as true. The party may submit evidence at any time until the end of the evidentiary procedure.”, and under Section 5: “The Notary accepts the evidence needed to clarify the facts until the fifth day before the procedural deadline expires, then closes the evidentiary procedure and makes its decision on the basis of the evidence available.”
Related forms
Application to start possession protection proceedings
Administrative Department
Address: 1076 Budapest, Garay u. 5.
Head of Department: Szilvia Márta Csüllög
Phone: (+36 1) 462-3172
Email: hatosagi@erzsebetvaros.hu