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CHANGE OF USE IN HORIZONTAL PROPERTY

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❓ Identified Question

"What is the procedure to obtain the unanimity of condominium owners to change the use of a private unit in horizontal property?"

🎯 Direct Answer

As a rule, changing the use of a commercial unit to residential requires the unanimity of the condominium owners, pursuant to Article 1416 of the Civil Code.

Legal Basis: Artigo 1416.º do Código Civil View on DRE

Official Documentation

ARTIGO 1416.º CÓDIGO CIVIL DL 268/94

📋 Context & Applicability

Unanimity is required to amend the constitutive title.

Changing the use of a private unit involves modifying the constitutive title of the horizontal property, which requires the approval of all condominium owners.

Convene a new assembly with all condominium owners.
Attempt to locate absent condominium owners through formal notifications.

✅ Technical Checklist

Verify the updated list of condominium owners.
Send notifications to absent condominium owners.

Applicability depends on being able to locate and notify all condominium owners.

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Management & Administration

49 questions

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What are the alternatives to regularize discrepancies in the horizontal property registry when a condominium owner does not accept the correction?

Where can I obtain the mapping of the letters of the autonomous fractions of the horizontal property and their associated garages?

What additional expenses fall upon the owner of a building under horizontal property?

What is the procedure to obtain the unanimity of condominium owners to change the use of a private unit in horizontal property?

Can the intended use of the units in horizontal property be changed?

What are the necessary documents and procedures to establish horizontal property in a building with 4 apartments?

Can an emigrant be exempt from performing condominium administration duties?

What to do when the condominium administration does not resolve infiltrations in common areas?

Is the condominium administrator acting correctly by not addressing infiltrations reported two months ago?

In which situations can the administration of a condominium use its funds without a vote?

What is the legitimacy of the condominium management company to approve works on the facade without consulting the condominium owners?

What is the procedure to dismiss the administration of a condominium?

What can the administration do if the minutes sent to absent condominium owners are considered unintelligible?

What is the procedure to change the administration of a condominium during the biennium in which it was elected?

Does the meeting convened by the outgoing administration have legal validity?

How is the election of the condominium administrator conducted?

Should the owners of individual garages be summoned to the general condominium assembly?

What is the required quorum for the appointment of an administrator and for the alteration of signatures on the condominium's bank accounts?

Is it necessary to summon all condominium owners to decide on the administration of the condominium?

What is the required percentage for the dismissal of the administration in an extraordinary general meeting?

At what moment can the condominium administrator be dismissed?

Is it possible to have two internal administrators in a condominium managed by an external company?

Can a resident administrator request exemption from the payment of ordinary fees?

How to report a condominium administrator in Portugal who does not comply with repairs approved by the assembly?

How is the election of a new condominium administrator conducted?

Do my parents have the right to use the condominium garage entrances even if they do not own a garage?

Can a building managed by a condominium company have an administrator who is one of the residents?

Can the condominium assembly elect an external company for the administration of the condominium, even if proposed by a condominium owner?

Can the administrator deny access to the building due to non-payment of condominium fees?

Can I be appointed as Condominium Administrator even if I do not reside in the condominium?

How to proceed with the cleaning and remodeling of a storage room in a condominium?

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What are the sanctions applicable for the lack of condominium regulations in buildings with more than 4 condominium owners?

Is it legal to require compliance with undocumented rules in a condominium without an approved regulation?

What is the required quorum for the appointment of the administrator in the condominium assembly?

How can the condominium regulations be updated to change the method of payment for contributions?

How to draft internal regulations for a condominium?

How is the condominium budget approval process conducted?

How to create minutes for opening a condominium bank account?

Can a condominium owner request the condominium administration to register accounts for a specific period, even without the annual meeting?

Does the legislation allow the installation of a video surveillance system in the common areas of a condominium with tenants?

What is the procedure to install a CCTV system in a condominium garage?

What is the right of access to condominium work budgets?

Is it legal for different entrances of a building under horizontal property to have separate management?

Can the Condominium Assembly regulate weekly rentals in a gated condominium?

How can I obtain the constitutive title of the building and the building plans?

Can the establishment of a building under horizontal property be denied by the municipal council due to necessary works?

Is it possible to modify the horizontal property regime without construction works?

Is it possible to request a free inspection for horizontal property in Lisbon?