Online Land Registry Extract: Steps & Costs

Reviewed by Luiza Balojin, real estate agent, on September 24, 2026.

An extras de carte funciară (land register extract) shows who owns a property, how large it is and what encumbrances it carries: mortgages, easements, leases. You ask for one before you make an offer, when you prepare a sale or when you deal with an inheritance. If you were looking for a land register extract online, below you will find the options you have, what each one costs and which of the two kinds of extract you need.

Status on September 24, 2026: the IT system of ANCPI (Romania's National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration) was the target of a cyberattack on July 14, 2026, and the central database was not affected. The e-Terra system has been running again since August 11, 2026, for professionals and for counters. ePay is not coming back in its old form: its functions are moving to MyEterra, which is not available yet.

How to get a land register extract today

You have three options, depending on your situation:

At the counter, at the registry of the biroul de cadastru și publicitate imobiliară (BCPI, the local land registry office). The information extract costs 25 lei and you get it on the spot. The owner does not pay for it for their own property.
Through the notary, when you sign a sale. The notary requests the authentication extract, which costs 40 lei.
Online, through MyEterra, once the service becomes available. The information extract costs 20 lei online and is free for the owner, for their own property.

There is one more case where you get an extract without asking for it separately: every application for a registration in the land register includes a free information extract.

Information extract or authentication extract?

These are two different documents, each with its own role.

The information extract (extras de informare) shows the state of the land register on the day it was issued. You use it to check a property: before an offer, before a preliminary sale agreement, when you want to know whether the flat has a mortgage, or when an inheritance is opened. The notary also works with the information extract for successions and for acts that extinguish a right.

The authentication extract (extras pentru autentificare) is requested by the notary when you sign an act that transfers, modifies or creates a real right over the property, such as a sale contract. It is not a document you bring yourself: it is part of the procedure at the notary's office and costs 40 lei.

In short: for checks and successions you need the information extract; for a sale, the notary takes care of the authentication extract.

Option 1: at the land registry office counter

This is the option open to anyone who needs an information extract. The steps:

Go to the registry of the land registry office (BCPI).
Ask for an information extract (extras de carte funciară pentru informare) for the property you are interested in.
Pay 25 lei. If you own the property, the extract for your own property is free.
You get the extract on the spot, with no urgency fee.

The exception: if that land book does not exist in electronic form yet, the extract is no longer issued on the spot, and the urgency deadlines and fees from the ANCPI order apply. Ask at the counter, before you pay, whether your property is in this situation.

Option 2: through the notary, when you sell or buy

In a sale, the extract comes through the notary. What happens, in short:

The notary requests the authentication extract, at 40 lei. The extract is valid for 10 working days from the registration of the request.
While the extract is valid, the registrar makes no other registration in the land book, and the act you sign at the notary's office within this window has priority.
After signing, the notary applies for the registration in the land register ex officio, on the day of the act or the next working day. The application for registration includes a free information extract.

One detail to check before signing: registering a home in the land register, or changing its registration, requires a PAD policy (Romania's mandatory home insurance) in force on the date of the application. Check in good time that the home has this policy; you will find what it covers and how to check it in our guide to PAD insurance.

For the other costs at the notary's office (the notary's fee, the land register registration, the seller's tax) you can get an estimate with the notary fee calculator (in Romanian).

Option 3: online, through MyEterra

The ePay portal, where you used to order the extract online, is not coming back in its old form. Its functions are moving to MyEterra, which is not available yet (see the note at the top).

ANCPI Order 16/2019 sets a fee of 20 lei for an information extract ordered online. For the owner, for their own property, the online extract has been free since June 2, 2025. Until MyEterra becomes available, use the BCPI counter or, for a sale, the notary.

How long a land register extract is valid

Law 7/1996 sets a validity period only for the authentication extract: 10 working days from the registration of the request, a window in which the registrar makes no other registration.

The information extract has no validity period in the law. It shows the state of the land register on the day it was issued, so it does not show anything registered after that date. When you need the current situation, for example right before a preliminary sale agreement, ask for a new extract.

What a land register extract shows

The land register (carte funciară) has three parts, which you will find in the extract:

Part I, the description of the property: the cadastral number, the area, the use and the buildings.
Part II, the owner: who owns the property and what right they hold over it.
Part III, the encumbrances: mortgages, easements, leases and other encumbrances.

What to check in practice: in Part I, that the area and the buildings match what you saw at the viewing; in Part II, that the person selling is the one registered as owner; in Part III, whether the property has a mortgage or another encumbrance. If one shows up, ask the seller and the notary what happens to it before signing. You can read more about how the land register works in our simple guide to the land register and the CF extract.

Land register extract in Brașov

In Brașov the options are the same as in the rest of the country, because the fees and the rules come from ANCPI Order 16/2019 and Law 7/1996, which apply nationwide:

you ask for the information extract at the registry of the land registry office (BCPI) in Brașov: 25 lei, free for the owner, issued on the spot if the land book exists in electronic form;
in a sale, the authentication extract is requested by the notary where you sign;
online, through MyEterra, once the service becomes available.

The same applies in Timișoara, in Arad or in any other city.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a land register extract cost?

The information extract costs 25 lei at the registry of the land registry office (BCPI) and 20 lei online, and the owner does not pay for it for their own property. The authentication extract, the one the notary requests for a sale, costs 40 lei.

How long does it take to get a land register extract?

Extracts are issued on the spot, with no urgency fee. The exception is a land book that does not exist in electronic form: then the urgency deadlines and fees from the ANCPI order apply.

Do I have to pay for the extract if I own the property?

No. The owner does not pay for the information extract for their own property, and online it has been free for them since June 2, 2025. On top of that, every application for a registration in the land register includes a free information extract.

Can I request the authentication extract myself?

The notary takes care of this extract: they request it for acts that transfer, modify or create a real right, such as a sale. For a check of your own, the right extract is the information extract.

Which land register extract do I need for an inheritance?

For successions, the notary works with the information extract, not the authentication extract. You can ask for the same information extract yourself at the BCPI counter to see the state of the property.

What happens to the land register after you sign at the notary's office?

The notary applies for the registration in the land register ex officio, on the day of the act or the next working day. To register a home, a PAD policy (Romania's mandatory home insurance) must be in force on the date of the application.