Property - Court of Cassation 16 July 1992

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

The situation

the confirmatory ruling appealed (Riom, 18 July 1990) held, at the request of Mrs Y..., that the entire immovable property, its costs, the state of this property, has, in accordance with Article 815-13 of the Civil Code, a claim equal to the capital gain provided to the property that under the guise of unfounded complaints of lack of legal basis and contradiction October 1989, that the land had been acquired in co-ownership and by equal contributions of the spouses and that the capital-gain

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points

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

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