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Tenant must notify landlord of subletting within 15 days regardless of actual knowledge.

Case Number 065106
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the review regarding the subletting of a leased property, ruling that the tenant's obligation to notify the landlord is strict. The tenant argued that the landlord's lack of actual knowledge within the statutory period should excuse the procedural defect. The court held that the law imposes a fixed 15-day deadline for notification, making the landlord's subsequent awareness irrelevant to the validity of the communication.

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Civil Code notification subletting obligation strict time limit lease termination tenant liability

Cited Legislation

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Article 1038, paragraph g) of the Civil Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00003464

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ197405240651062

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N237 ANO1974 PAG227

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/63D1D062CF6F6FDA802568FC003968D6?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A comunicação a que se refere a alinea g) do artigo 1038 do Codigo Civil deve ser feita pelo locatario no prazo de

15 dias, não importando que o senhorio venha dela a tomar conhecimento para alem desse prazo.