“Land is looking for an owner” (“Zemlya ishchet sobstvennika”), Agentstvo “Kadastrovie Novosti”, 18 February 2009. Federal Cadastre Agency for Real Estate, Media Materials: 14 July 2010 http://r41.kadastr.ru/news/media/805304/.

A step-by-step description of what must be done by Vladivostok enterprises wishing to restructure its land use from permanent (perpetual) use into private ownership or a rent.  “The procedure for restructuring land plots is both technically and judicially complicated and multiphase.  Realistically, it can take no shorter than six months. . .”  Enterprises, paying for all these services themselves, must order an official topographic map of the property from an authorized organization (though these sometimes turn out to be poor quality); they must have documents drawn up stating how they desire to restructure their land; they must arrange for a cadastral evaluation of their land; and finally submit these items to the territorial division of Rosnedvizhemost’ and the Department of Land Resources.