Kinnistute

Kinnistute is an Estonian term used in property and land administration to refer to multiple real estate parcels. It is the genitive plural form of kinnistu, which denotes a unit of real estate, typically a defined parcel of land that may include buildings and has clearly defined boundaries. In official usage, kinnistute refers to the set of properties or to the data pertaining to these properties.

In practice, kinnistute appear in legal, administrative, and real estate contexts. Each kinnistu is registered in the cadastral register (kinnistusraamat), which is maintained by the Estonian Land Board (Maa-amet). A kinnistu has a unique cadastral identification and contains information such as ownership, rights and restrictions (for example servitudes), size, location, and the exact borders. When transactions involve more than one parcel, documents commonly describe the rights and obligations over several kinnistute.

The term is primarily used in Estonian property law and registry work. It contrasts with the singular kinnistu, which denotes a single parcel. The plural form is used when referring to a portfolio of properties, multiple parcels within a project, or the registry data covering more than one tract of land.

Etymology: kinnistute derives from kinnistu plus the Estonian genitive plural suffix -te, indicating “of the properties” or simply “properties.”