The acquisition of immovable property by aliens in Georgia divides into two different regimes: non-agricultural property is acquired under the general rule, while on agricultural land the law establishes a system of strict restrictions. On this page we explain the frame of the Organic Law of Georgia on Ownership of Agricultural Land — who may own agricultural land, under which exceptions, and with what transitional rules — and show what this means for a practical transaction.
The Scope and Grounds of the Law
The organic law applies to agricultural land existing on the territory of Georgia and regulates relations connected with the ownership of a plot of such land. The legal grounds of ownership are listed in the law itself: the Constitution of Georgia, international treaties, this law and other legal acts of Georgia. This definition matters so that the preparation of a transaction works within the correct normative frame — every transaction in agricultural land passes through the filter of this law; the designation of a plot is determined from an extract, and it is there that the question arises which regime applies to your case.