The Property Registry cannot refuse to process applications to correct a property's area without evidence
10 Aug 20266 views
Who is affected:
Property owners requesting descriptive corrections or property registry georeferencing
Summary
The General Directorate annuls a registrar's refusal to process the correction of a property's area belonging to the Archbishopric of Santiago without sufficient justification. The registrar must initiate the proceedings unless there is clear evidence of irregularity.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith upholds the appeal filed by the notary of Betanzos against the negative qualification issued by the registrar of Arteixo. The Archbishopric of Santiago requested to rectify the area of a property from 1,554 m² to 3,412 m² through the proceedings under article 1…
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