Court review of the real estate appraisal report when challenging the results of determining cadastral value
When examining appraisal report, court checks its compliance with legislation on appraisal activities, including federal appraisal standards (articles 1, 20 of the Appraisal Law).
At the same time, the court must determine whether the party who prepared the report on market value meets the requirements of legislation on appraisal activities imposed on appraisers. In particular, based on the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 4, article 15, paragraph 4 of article 15.1, and article 24.7 of the Law on Appraisal Activities, the absence in the report of information regarding mandatory insurance of the appraiser's civil liability and failure to present other evidence confirming such circumstances indicate that this [party](/enc/31670/ "Definition of the term 'Party' in the legal
"encyclopedia") is not a subject of appraisal activities, and the report composed by it cannot be considered as admissible evidence (article 61 of the Russian Code of Civil Procedure (КАС РФ)).
In the event of doubts arising regarding the validity of the appraisal report and the accuracy of the determination of market value, the court shall submit these circumstances for discussion in accordance with Article 62 of the Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation, even if the parties did not refer to them.