Property Registry suspends registration of adverse possession judgment due to lack of documentation on deceased owner
08 Aug 20266 views
Who is affected:
Owners, heirs, lawyers and judges in adverse possession proceedings with deceased registered owners
Summary
The General Directorate resolves an appeal regarding the refusal to register an adverse possession judgment due to formal defects related to the estate in abeyance and procedural default.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith analyzes the suspension of registration of a declaratory judgment of ownership by acquisitive prescription (adverse possession) over a property in Amorebieta. The registrar suspended registration for three reasons: lack of proof of death of the registered owner…
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