How is vacated premises handed over?

The Bureau hands the debtor a written warning with a 10-calendar-day period; after its expiry the eviction is carried out by compulsion, on a fixed date and time, together with the movable property.

Must the creditor attend?

Yes. The creditor is obliged to attend the eviction; failure to appear entails postponement, and repeated failure — termination of the proceedings and return of the sheet.

What happens to the debtor's belongings?

The executor describes them and hands the act to the creditor; the creditor ensures storage or transfer, while the costs are borne by the debtor.

When does the police step in?

If persons present during the eviction disobey the executor's lawful demands, the enforcement police or the corresponding territorial organ of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must assist on the executor's application.

Handover of Vacated Real Property to Creditor in Georgia

The Essence of the Service: Handing Over Vacated Premises

The handover of real property to the creditor in a vacated condition is the stage of enforcement proceedings at which, by court decision, the debtor must transfer immovable property to the creditor in ownership or use, or persons must be evicted from it. The task of the National Bureau of Enforcement is then to actually vacate the property and hand it over to the creditor — so that neither the debtor nor the debtor's belongings remain on the premises. The rules are set by Article 84 (recovery of immovable property from another's possession or use) of the Georgian Law on Enforcement Proceedings.

In practice this is one of the most stressful categories of enforcement: the dispute concerns a home, emotional and financial stakes are high, and every step of the procedure — from the warning to the day of eviction — is precisely regulated by law. This page describes those steps and the parties' rights at each of them.

The Written Warning and the Period for Voluntary Fulfillment

In a case on the recovery of immovable property from another's possession or use, where the enforceable decision provides for the transfer of the immovable property into the creditor's ownership and use or the eviction (removal) of persons from it, the National Bureau of Enforcement ensures the transfer of the immovable property to the creditor in a vacated condition. The eviction (removal) of the debtor and the persons with them from the immovable property indicated in the enforcement sheet takes place together with their movable property.

The National Bureau of Enforcement hands the debtor a written warning, in accordance with the rules of the Civil Procedure Code, indicating: the period set for voluntary fulfillment of the decision — 10 calendar days; that in case of failure to fulfill the decision voluntarily within the period determined by the Bureau, the eviction (removal) will be carried out by way of compulsion; that in case of the debtor's absence from the place on the day of the enforcement action, the eviction (removal) will be carried out by way of compulsion in their absence; and the date and time of the compulsory eviction. This warning gives the debtor a real chance to leave the premises by themselves and to avoid the costs and tension of a compulsory measure.

Conducting the Eviction: The Creditor's Participation and Duties

The National Bureau of Enforcement notifies the creditor of the date and time of the compulsory eviction, and the creditor is obliged to attend the eviction of the debtor from the immovable property. The creditor's failure to appear is a ground for postponing this enforcement action: the Bureau informs the parties of the new date and time of the compulsory eviction, while a repeated failure of the creditor to appear entails the termination of the enforcement proceedings and the return of the enforcement sheet to the creditor. Appearing at the appointed time is therefore not a mere formality for the creditor, but the condition for the next stage of the creditor's own claim.