The Supreme Court has recently considered the scope of the special rule set out in Section 1, second paragraph, of the Resolution on Document Duty. The case concerned a residential property in Oslo that had been owned since 1919 by a limited liability company...

In the seller’s disclosure form, two home sellers stated that there had previously been mice in the property and that certain work on the property had been carried out by unqualified persons. After taking possession, the buyers engaged an expert...

A house builder in Sande in Vestfold was granted permission in 2001 to construct a residential building. In 2014, the municipality took the view that the building permit had lapsed under Section 96 of the Planning and Building Act of 1985,...

The owners of a residential property in Askøy municipality outside Bergen sought a right of way over a neighbour’s property in order to improve access to and parking on their own land. The Gulating Court of Appeal granted them...

A developer who constructs necessary infrastructure—such as roads, water supply, and sewer systems—in an area zoned for residential development is entitled to reimbursement of the costs from all landowners who benefit from...

In the 1970s, a 76-square-metre jetty was constructed on a waterfront property in the Municipality of Bergen. During the 2010s, the municipality conducted a survey of structures and developments located within the shoreline zone. As no...