Homeowners' associations cannot register lease contracts in the Property Registry
19 Oct 20266 views
Who is affected:
Homeowners' associations, property managers and owners under horizontal property regime
Summary
The DGSJFP confirms that a homeowners' association cannot be the registered holder of a lease due to lack of legal personality. The association's appeal was dismissed.
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The Directorate General for Legal Security and Public Faith resolves an appeal against the registrar's refusal to register a lease contract in favor of a homeowners' association in Conil de la Frontera. The registrar denied registration arguing that homeowners' associations lack legal personality and cannot be register…
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