COMMON AREAS AND PIPES
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❓ Identified Question
"Is a kitchen pipe part of the condominium's common areas?"
🎯 Direct Answer
As a rule, sewage and supply pipes serving more than one unit are considered common areas, but it depends on the origin and the constitutive title.
Legal Basis: Artigo 1421.º do Código Civil View on DRE
Official Documentation
📋 Context & Applicability
Liability depends on whether the pipe serves, as a rule, only one unit or several.
Pipes that serve more than one unit are considered common areas, according to the condominium's constitutive title.
- Verify the condominium's constitutive title.
- Identify whether the pipe is exclusive to one unit or common to several.
✅ Technical Checklist
- Consult the condominium regulations.
- Review the minutes of the last condominium assembly.
Applicability depends on verifying whether the pipe is a common area or for exclusive use.
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