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Tenant's right to preferential lease for commercial premises expires without direct notice of sale within six months.

Case Number 061618
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the tenant's claim to exercise the preferential right of lease after the property was sold without prior notification. The tenant argued for the right based on the property's commercial designation, but the court held that direct knowledge of the sale triggers a strict six-month deadline. Consequently, the right was deemed extinguished because the tenant failed to act within this specific temporal limit following actual awareness.

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DIREITO DE PREFERENCIA ARRENDAMENTO PARA COMERCIO OU INDUSTRIA CADUCIDADE DA ACÇÃO PRAZO DE CADUCIDADE FALTA DE NOTIFICAÇÃO

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preferential lease right commercial property sale six month deadline direct knowledge requirement caducity of action lack of notification tenant priority

Cited Legislation

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Art. 170, n.º 1 do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00006844

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ196703310616182

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N165 ANO1967 PAG335

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/C9FE71DB76C1FD6A802568FC0039ABAF?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O arrendatario de predio arrendado para comercio ou industria, que não foi notificado para exercer o direito de preferencia na venda do predio, so pode exercer esse direito no prazo de seis meses a contar da data em que teve conhecimento directo da venda.