Cadastral office in leasing

When searching for a rental, most people focus on location, price, and the condition of the bathroom. However, there is one absolutely crucial step that many applicants overlook, yet it can protect them from significant trouble: verifying the owner in the Land Register. In this article, we will explain why it is important to know who you are signing a contract with and how to verify this information quickly and easily.

### Why check the owner?

Imagine a situation: you find a beautiful apartment, agree with a pleasant person who introduces themselves as the owner, sign the contract, and pay the security deposit. After a month, however, someone else appears at the door claiming to be the true owner and stating that you have no right to be in the apartment. The person you dealt with might have been just a tenant who unlawfully "sublet" the apartment, or even a fraudster.

The basic rule is: **The lease agreement must be signed by the property owner.** If someone else signs it (e.g., based on a power of attorney), you must be certain they have the authorization from the actual owner to do so. The Land Register is a public record that anyone can consult, and it is your best ally.

### How to do it: Consulting the Land Register

Verification is simpler than you think, and basic information can be obtained for free within a few minutes.

1.  **Online viewing:** Go to the website [nahlizenidokn.cuzk.cz](https://nahlizenidokn.cuzk.cz/).

2. **Property search:** Click on "Vyhledání stavby" (building) or "Vyhledání jednotky" (apartment). You will need to know the name of the municipality and the house descriptive number. For apartments, you must then select the specific unit number - and that is really not easy to set all exactly right, so is easier even for unit go through the building search: - Click building search - First line - Address - if you have no descriptive number, only orientation, this is for you - Street name and the orientation number will offer you the address with descriptive (descriptive/orientation) - less space for error, also you see the different descriptive/orientation - it is allways this order!). select offered address - click "Vyhledat". You see the building card - overall info table, map table, other info table and under that - list of units in the house (descriptive number/number of unit.). Click your unit. - Here on unit card - you see basic info, but to see the owner, you have to log in (by bynk identity or others) or solve the CAPTCHA puzzle. (I heard there was one person who was able to solve it, but unfortunately, he died on March 19th 2026). But really, better log in. (if you can not - the captcha should be by rotating the segments, create one map. But after unsuccessful sending, you will get totally new map, so no space for errors!.)

3.  **Checking owners:** In the property details, you will see a section titled "Vlastníci, jiní oprávnění" (second table) This lists the name and permanent residence address of the owner.

Note - The Land Register is a public record - but you can only access the owner's details after completing a special Captcha game... (Few people understand it... completing it is really... and most people who have a banking identity etc. prefer to log in... but know that it's just about clicking on the tiles to rotate them so that the inscriptions are legible like on a map (left to right, top to bottom). The purpose is not to build a specific map from the tiles! :-) )

### Title Deed (LV) – certainty on paper

If you want absolute certainty, you can obtain a so-called full extract from the title deed (LV). This is a paid service (approx. 50–100 CZK), but it contains detailed information. (If you are renting through a real estate agency, the agency should present the current title deed to you no later than at the signing of the lease agreement!) Description how to obtain that is different storry - coming soon!.

### What to do if the data does not match?

If you find discrepancies, do not panic, but be cautious. Ask the lessor for an explanation. A reputable owner will have no problem showing you a power of attorney, an inheritance certificate, or explaining that the apartment is owned by their limited liability company (s.r.o.). However, if they start making excuses or refuse to prove their identity, it is better to walk away from such an offer.

Remember that a rental relationship is about trust, but in the case of real estate, it applies doubly: **Trust, but verify in the Land Register.** Those few minutes at the computer can save you hundreds of thousands of crowns and months of stress.