Property Law: Legal Framework and Solutions

This decision provides important insight into your property law. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

The Court of Appeal legally justified its decision under Article 1792 of the Civil Code, as amended by the Law of 4 January 1978, by holding, in order to condemn a builder on the basis of the ten-year guarantee, that the renovation works on a building included the application of an external render intended to form a waterproof protective layer, the cracking of which caused water ingress, these works concerning a constituent element of the structure and the defects rendering it unfit for its intended purpose.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points to remember

• Strictly comply with legal time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, deeds, correspondence)
• Plan ahead: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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