Real estate dispute: understanding your rights and remedies

This decision sheds important light on your property law rights. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

The prohibitions on bidding laid down by Article 711 of the Code of Civil Procedure constitute auction control measures and cannot be assimilated to substantive grounds based on the incapacity of one of the parties. Accordingly, an appeal against a decision declaring a higher bid void pursuant to that article is inadmissible.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key takeaways

• Scrupulously comply with statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, instruments, correspondence)
• Anticipate: preventive advice is always less costly than litigation

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