The General Directorate approves registering a horizontal division even though the two buildings are independent without common areas
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Property owners and real estate developers with multi-structure buildings on the same plot
Summary
The DGSJFP resolves a dispute over whether two independent buildings on the same plot can be horizontally divided or whether they constitute an illegal subdivision requiring municipal license.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith resolves the appeal of a company against the registrar's refusal to register a horizontal division in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The registrar denied registration considering that two completely independent building structures, with no common elements except t…
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