People who are in trouble in nearby vacant houses, etc.

• The owners of vacant houses and others are responsible for proper management of vacant houses and others.
• What the parties can do with neighboring vacant houses
• Frequently Asked Q&A
• Consultation Desk

　In principle, the problem between neighbors regarding vacant houses should be resolved between parties. Investigate the owner of the vacant house yourself and request a direct improvement may lead to an early solution.

　You can investigate the owner of an unoccupied house by obtaining a real estate registration certificate yourself through the Legal Affairs Bureau window or the Internet. It is also effective to conduct interviews, as Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Associations and neighbors may be aware of the information. If you need an investigation, please consult an expert.

　The revised Civil Code was enforced on April 1, 2023, and includes content that allows cross-border landowners to cut out tree branches by themselves. If you follow the appropriate steps, you can respond on your own, but if you are thinking of cutting, we recommend that you consult an expert.

"cutting of cross-border bamboo tree branches" (April 2023 revision of the Civil Code) (PDF: 566KB)

※Excerpts from the 2021 revision of the Civil Code and Real Estate Registration Act and the points of the Inherited Land National Treasury Attribution Law (Ministry of Justice)

　As a civil law procedure that can be taken to the owner of a nearby vacant house, if there is a possibility that the house, etc. will be infringed, or if it is actually infringed, "request for exclusion" and "request for damages" if damage has occurred. Please consult with an expert about the details of the program.

Consultation

Contents of consultation	Expert groups, etc. (Jump from the link to the information at the counter.)
Acquisition of a certificate of registration for real estate (1)	Legal Affairs Bureau Various Certificate Request Procedures (External Sites)
About the heir investigation of the owner of the vacant house (1) Civil Code procedures that can be taken for owners of vacant houses (2.3)	Citizen's Counseling Room Free Legal Consultation (reservation required) Kanagawa Prefectural Judicial Scrivener Association Kanagawa Bar Association

　If the vacant houses is not properly managed and adversely affects the living environment of local residents, we will investigate the owners and send them in writing, etc. ※You can do it.

※"Working" does not force the owner, etc.

　We can respond to the general flow of response to vacant houses. In addition, we cannot tell about contents related to personal information of owner including individual instruction situation.

Click here for the general flow of response.

　The cross-border tree branches will be the property of the owner of the adjacent land. It is not possible to cut branches that the city crossed.

When a vacant houses tree is crossing the border and is considering cutting it on its own.

　If there is a security problem due to contact or approach of trees to the wire, please contact the administrator of the wire.

<In the case of power lines> Tokyo Electric Power Grid Co., Ltd.

<In the case of telephone lines> NTT East Failure Reception "Information of equipment such as electric wires and telephone poles" (outside site)

If you have any problems such as the owner of the vacant houses, which is left unattended in dangerous situations, please contact us.

※ Since vacant lots are not subject to the vacant houses Law, we ask them to resolve them by consulting experts.