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Court holds that a contract where the tenant takes immediate possession and pays rent is a lease, not a lease option.

Case Number 0068542
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa revoked a previous decision regarding the classification of a specific contract. The court found that because the tenant took immediate possession and began paying monthly rent, the agreement constituted a lease rather than a promise to lease. Consequently, the legal characterization of the contract was corrected based on the immediate transfer of possession and payment obligations.

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ARRENDAMENTO CONTRATO-PROMESSA

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lease contract classification immediate possession requirement promise to lease distinction monthly rent payment civil code article 1022

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CCIV66 Art. 1022

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00012013

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199303180068542

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/24A0AC2AB3C2D364802568030001C792?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

É arrendamento, e não promessa de arrendamento, o contrato pelo qual o proprietário do locado cede a sua fruição a terceiro, mediante certa retribuição mensal e por determinado tempo, e em que o terceiro desde logo o frui e começa a pagar a renda ao senhorio.