The property registry may reject registration of a judicial agreement declaring ownership by adverse possession without express judicial pronouncement
06 Aug 202652 views
Who is affected:
Property owners litigating over adverse possession, lawyers, civil judges and property registrars
Summary
The General Directorate resolves that an order merely approving an agreement between parties is insufficient to register a property by adverse possession if the judge does not expressly declare that legal requirements are met.
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The DGSJFP confirms the negative qualification of the Seville property registrar no. 16 that denied registration of a judicial settlement approval order on adverse possession. The central issue is that the judicial order merely approved the agreement between parties without the judge making an express pronouncement on …
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