Romania · Buying property · Passport-linked guide
Buying Property in Romania
Romanian property ownership is not one foreign-buyer rule. EU/EEA land rights, third-country reciprocity, apartment land shares, fiscal documents and Carte Funciară checks must be kept separate.
Scope
Use the Romania Passport for current structured rules
Romanian property ownership is not one foreign-buyer rule. EU/EEA land rights, third-country reciprocity, apartment land shares, fiscal documents and Carte Funciară checks must be kept separate.
OwnASea keeps ownership, immigration, tax, tourism, mortgage, cadastral and succession evidence separate. Under-review values remain visibly pending and are never turned into a verified yes/no claim.
Country facts
Romania Passport values
Ownership and due diligence
EU/EEA and third-country land rights are different
Romania’s apartment, house and land questions must be separated. A Carte Funciară extract is essential, but it does not replace checks of the underlying land share, fiscal certificate, energy certificate, permits, seismic records and association debts.
Key points
What to remember
- EU/EEA and third-country land rules are not interchangeable.
- A Land Book extract is essential, but it is not the whole technical due-diligence file.
- Current VAT values and historical transition dates stay date-scoped in Passport.
- Property ownership is not a Romanian residence permit or Golden Visa.
- Tourist classification and building/owner consent are separate from an online listing.
- PAD insurance is not a structural-safety certificate, and building age is not a seismic classification.
See the Romania Country Passport and adjacent guides below.
General information: This guide is not legal, tax, immigration or investment advice.
Evidence first
Official and primary sources
These links come from the shared OwnASea Source Registry. Discovery sources are not used as sole authority for legal, tax or immigration claims.
tax_residency_guidanceANAF / IGI — tax residence criteria and treaty tie-breakersRomania ↗rental_income_tax_guidanceANAF — 2026 rental-income and CASS guidanceRomania ↗seller_transfer_income_taxANAF — transfer of real estate from personal patrimonyRomania ↗land_book_online_serviceANCPI ePayment — online land-book extractsRomania ↗cadastral_fee_schedule_2026ANCPI — 2026 tariff amendment and land-book service scheduleRomania ↗cadastral_fee_scheduleANCPI — Order 16/2019 cadastral service tariffsRomania ↗land_registryANCPI — land book and cadastral servicesRomania ↗citizenship_guidanceAuthority for Citizenship — Romanian citizenship informationRomania ↗municipalBrașov Municipality — local tax and tourism decisionsRomania ↗municipalBucharest Municipality — local tax and tourism decisionsRomania ↗municipalCluj-Napoca Municipality — local tax decisionsRomania ↗municipalConstanța Municipality — local tax and tourism decisionsRomania ↗immigration_lawIGI / Portal Legislativ — OUG 194/2002 on foreignersRomania ↗commercial_residenceIGI — commercial activities residence routeRomania ↗long_term_residenceIGI — long-term residence in RomaniaRomania ↗immigration_procedureIGI — residence permit procedure and accommodation evidenceRomania ↗municipalIași Municipality — local tax decisionsRomania ↗legal_portalLaw 36/1995 — Article 91(2), authentic special power of attorneyRomania ↗finance_ministryMinistry of Finance — tax and budget publicationsRomania ↗mortgage_regulationNational Bank of Romania — prudential and mortgage informationRomania ↗