Introduction

Real estate conflicts can be some of the most expensive and longest to solve by courts of law. Court fees, legal and expert fees together with the length of these trials represent major obstacles for an effective dispute resolution.

Mediation can be a more direct path to this goal. Confidential, flexible and far less time consuming, mediation gives parties an opportunity to build solutions completely adapted to their interests and needs, that won’t be possible within the strict, rigid framework of the legal procedures of the courts of law. Enrolling the help of lawyers and public notaries, mediation provides a shorter path to establish property rights, clarify succession rights related to real estate or the resolution of landlord-tenant disputes. 

What is mediation

But what exactly is mediation and how does a typical mediation process look like? 

Mediation is a confidential process of communication and negotiation that is managed by a neutral and impartial professional with no decision-making abilities, the mediator. The aim is to prevent, manage, resolve or end a dispute, thus avoiding the increase of tensions, costs and risks, generated even by taking it in the courts of law. Mediation gives all participants the opportunity to craft the rules that govern the dialogue process, to have a voice, to present their perspectives and to propose options that take into account what is most important to them.

In order to achieve these objectives, the mediator can meet jointly but also separately with the participants in the mediation. Also, in order to ensure all the conditions for an informed decision, the parties are encouraged to be advised in the mediation room by lawyers or other advisors. They have an essential role and become veritable agents of reality in mediation.

Specialized mediators

All our mediators are seasoned professionals with solid knowledge, skills and certified experience in the dispute resolution field. Yet, some of the ADR Center Romania mediators are specialized.

To see a list our mediators specialized in mediating real estate disputes, click here.