Jordsameie
A jordsameie is a plot of land held in sameie (co-ownership) between several properties. The term is used above all about outlying land shared between farms: grazing, forest, hunting, fishing and summer farming. What sets a jordsameie apart from an ordinary sameie is that the ownership share is tied to another property, not to a person. If you sell the farm, the share in the jordsameie goes with it. You cannot sell the share on its own, and you cannot sell the farm without it.
The legal basis is matrikkellova section 5, letter d, which places jordsameie as one of five matrikkelenhet types alongside grunneiendom (freehold land unit), festegrunn (leasehold land), anleggseiendom (construction property) and eierseksjon (owner section). A jordsameie is given its own gårdsnummer and bruksnummer when it is registered in the matrikkel. Many sameier are old, however, dating from long before a single property register existed, and a fair number are still unregistered. Outer boundaries, the group of owners and the share fractions can be unclear or documented only in land partition records (utskiftningsforretninger) from the 1800s and 1900s.
Disputes about existence, boundaries, share fractions or rights of use are decided by the land consolidation court (jordskifteretten) under the jordskiftelova of 2013. The land consolidation court can also carry out dissolution or a use arrangement (bruksordning) and make sure the sameie is registered in the matrikkel. Day-to-day management otherwise follows the general co-ownership rules in the sameigelova: the majority can decide on ordinary operation, while significant decisions such as sale, mortgaging or a change of use normally require the agreement of all the co-owners.
Jordsameie differs from realsameie in that a jordsameie always concerns land, typically outlying land, while a realsameie can cover other physical objects such as roads, wells or dams. For development projects that reach into historical outlying land, ownership and use often have to be clarified through jordskifte (land consolidation) before zoning work can start. An unclarified jordsameie in the middle of a plan boundary is one of the classic reasons a zoning process stalls.
In Placepoint, the matrikkelenhet type and ownership are shown per property in the Property panel, and you see adjoining boundaries directly in the map.
How it looks in Placepoint
In Placepoint you find this in the Property panel:
From Placepoint's glossary: Jordsameie
More information: Lovdata: Jordskiftelova, Kartverket: matrikkelenhet types, Store norske leksikon: jordsameie
English: Joint co-ownership of agricultural land (Norwegian-specific).
Frequently asked questions
What is a jordsameie?
A jordsameie is a plot of land held in sameie between several properties, typically outlying land between farms. Ownership is tied to the property, not the person, and follows the property on sale.
What is a jordsameie in the matrikkel?
Jordsameie is one of several matrikkelenhet types in Norway, alongside grunneiendom, festegrunn and eierseksjon. It is given its own gårdsnummer and bruksnummer in the matrikkel.
Can a jordsameie share be sold separately?
Ownership of a jordsameie share follows the property it is tied to, and cannot be transferred separately. This means the buyer of the property automatically takes over the share in the jordsameie.
How does a jordsameie affect property development?
Development on or near a jordsameie requires the consent of all co-owners. Unclear ownership in a jordsameie can create complications in zoning and development processes.
How do I find out whether a property is linked to a jordsameie?
Jordsameier appear in the matrikkel and in Grunnboken. Placepoint can show property boundaries and matrikkel information that make it possible to identify jordsameier within a plan area.