Summary:

The Land and Property Register (LPR) also called the Cadastre by the legislator should function in accordance with regulations in force, meet expectations of the public and provide universal access to Register data for its users. Beyond any doubt, credibility and usefulness of data in this public register are affected by the manner it is kept, which generally includes active and passive approach. If the LPR is kept in an active manner and constantly up to date, its data is very useful. Passive methods of keeping the LPR render record data irreversibly out of date and unreliable. The principal purpose of the paper is to assess the quality of data of a Land and Property Register and indicate that active keeping of the register is vital from the point of view of a prospective user and recipient of its data. The analysis involved data for the Michałowice commune, Małopolskie Voivodeship. Moreover, the paper suggests and presents a method that may improve validity of this public register.