Amendments To The Rules On Horizontal Property – What Has Changed?

Law 8/2022 (the "Law") was published on 10 January. This Law introduces important changes to the rules on horizontal property and to the mandatory documents that must accompany the deed or the certified private document for the sale of self-contained units.

A. MAIN CHANGES TO THE CIVIL CODE

1. Possibility to ask the courts to resolve any absence of agreement regarding the alteration of the certificate of establishment of horizontal property in relation to the common parts

Under the previous rules, the certificate of establishment of horizontal property could only be modified¹ with the agreement of all the condominium owners. Through the legislative amendment introduced by Law 8/2022 , Article 1419 of the Civil Code now provides for the possibility to overcome any absence of agreement to amend the