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98B431 AI generated

Rural property owner with non-road land and small area enjoys priority right on adjacent urban building sale.

Case Number 98B431
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court ruled that a rural property owner enjoys the right of preference when purchasing an adjacent urban building. This right applies even if the land does not serve as a thoroughfare or has an area smaller than the standard cultural unit. The decision establishes that the nature of the land and its size do not negate the statutory priority right in this specific configuration.

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Official

VENDA PRÉDIO CONFINANTE DIREITO DE PREFERÊNCIA PRÉDIO RÚSTICO PRÉDIO URBANO

Keywords

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right of preference rural property urban building adjacent land Código Civil priority right property sale

Cited Legislation

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Art. 1.640, n.º 1, c. 2 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00035520

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199805280004312

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 484/97

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B71FFECB93D689FF802568FC003B8B75?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O proprietário de terreno que não serve de logradouro a edifício nele incorporado e que tem área inferior à unidade de cultura, goza do direito de preferência na compra do prédio rústico confinante.