In Moldova there is no clear delimitation between the property owned by the state and that of the local public authorities and this fact creates conditions for the appearance of disputes. The issue was discussed in an international conference, where there was presented the study “Assessment of decentralization of property in Moldova”, Info-Prim Neo reports. The study was made by the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Romania in cooperation with the Urban Development Institute of Moldova, at the request of the Economy Ministry’s Public Property Agency. The head of the Urban Development Institute Veaceslav Bulat said the local public authorities, lacking financial resources, do not budget money for maintaining the property that they own, especially the infrastructure. Repair works are carried out seldom, with the small amounts allocated from the territory development fund. Ilie Teaca, legal consultant of the Urban Development Institute, said the legislation contains fragmentary provisions as regards the delimitation of the property of the state from that of the local public authorities or the provisions run counter to each other. Most of the provisions of the Land Code are outdated and the Code should be revised. Svetlana Dogotaru, local expert in urbanistic problems, said that after the property is delimited, there should be worked out urbanistic and development plans for the settlements. The international conference “Models of Decentralization Reform and Development of Local Autonomy” was held in Chisinau on December 12-14. The event was organized by Business Consulting Institute in partnership with the Polish foundation PAUCI and Corporate and Public Management Consulting of Latvia, with support from Soros Foundation Moldova and UNDP Moldova. The National Decentralization Strategy was drafted by the Government with the assistance of UNDP Moldova and UN Women, with financial support from the Government of Sweden within The Joint Integrated Local Development Program.