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Tenant's refusal to return property based on leasehold rights is allowed under Civil Code Art. 1311(2).

Case Number 079957
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court allowed the tenant's refusal to return the property, ruling that the landlord's claim of ownership was insufficient to override the tenant's lawful possession. The tenant did not deny ownership but successfully invoked leasehold rights to justify continued detention of the item. Consequently, the court held that the statutory exception permitting refusal of delivery applies when the possessor asserts a legitimate leasehold interest.

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REIVINDICAÇÃO TRADIÇÃO DA COISA DIREITO DE PROPRIEDADE DETENÇÃO ARRENDATARIO

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leasehold possession property claim action refusal of delivery civil code exception tenant rights ownership dispute detention justification

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Art. 1311(2) do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00007981

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199103050799571

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 2567/89

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/41416782DA1F7AC0802568FC0039BE02?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Segundo o disposto no n. 2 do artigo 1311 do Codigo Civil e permitido recusar a entrega da coisa quando o demandado, em acção de reivindicação, sem negar o direito de propriedade ao autor, invoca a força ou a detenção da mesma a titulo de arrendatario.