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Law 5/2015, Amendment of the Civil Code of Catalonia. The 20 June enters into force!

Published in the OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the law 5/2015, the 13 may, Amendment of the Civil Code of Catalonia, related to property rights.

The law takes a chapter corresponding to the legal framework for regulating the Horizontal Property owners ' communities in Catalonia, to streamline it management:

– delete the ’ obligation to do first and second call of the Board of proprietors.
– gives more visibility to the Vice Presidency and regulates this position.
– discard the possibility of compensation for the charges of the community.
– modifies the majorities required in the making of ’ agreements.
– encourages mediation in the event of conflicts encountered in the ’ area of the horizontal property.
– replaces the term “building” by “property”.
– the estates passed to “horizontal properties by plots”
Also ’ he published the law 6/2015, the 13 may, of ’ harmonisation of the civil code of Catalonia.

The ’ entry into force is the day 20 June 2015

The communities of owners should inspect their buildings

DECREE 67/2015, of 5 may, for the promotion of the duty of conservation, maintenance and renovation of buildings of ’ households, using the technical inspections and the book of the ’ building.
The communities of owners should inspect their buildings.
The Decree affects existing owners communities.
All residential buildings must pass the technical inspection of buildings, (ITE), before meeting the 45 years old.
As regards existing buildings will have to occur on the following dates depending on what their age:

Age of the building between 1951 and 1960: Until the 31 of December 2015.
Age of the building between 1961 and 1971: Until the 31 of December 2016.
Age from 1971: The year that the building complies with the 45 years old.
Communities of owners have to have the book out of the building that, from the receipt of the report of the ITE, must contain:

Instructions or recommendations for the use and maintenance of the building and its facilities.
Document file (new construction, user manuals, maintenance, etc.)
Event log.

More information:
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