The Property Registry must register a barter even if the consideration is works instead of a property
21 Oct 20262 views
Who is affected:
Owners, notaries and registrars in real estate transfers with atypical considerations
Summary
The General Directorate resolves that a barter deed where works are paid instead of a property can be registered in the Registry if the transferable transaction is sufficiently determined.
Detailed analysis
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The DGSJFP upholds the appeal against the note of the Santa Fe registrar no. 2 that suspended the registration of a barter whose consideration consisted of demolition and construction works. The registrar argued it was not a technical barter (art. 1538 CC) since the performance was an obligation to do and not to give. …
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