Chapter IX · Organisation and maintenance of the property registers · Section IV · Urban registers

Article 92 Registration of property under condominium ownership

Artigo 92.º · Inscrição de prédio em regime de propriedade horizontal

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis · annex I to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. Each building under condominium ownership (propriedade horizontal) has a single entry in the property register, except in the case provided for in the final part of Article 79(1).

1 - A cada edifício em regime de propriedade horizontal corresponde uma só inscrição na matriz, exceto no caso previsto na parte final do n.º 1 do artigo 79.º

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2. The general description of the building must mention the fact that it is under condominium ownership.

2 - Na descrição genérica do edifício deve mencionar-se o facto de ele se encontrar em regime de propriedade horizontal.

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3. Each of the separate units (frações autónomas) is described in detail and identified by the capital letter assigned to it in alphabetical order.

3 - Cada uma das fracções autónomas é pormenorizadamente descrita e individualizada pela letra maiúscula que lhe competir segundo a ordem alfabética.

What we checked in this article

The single register entry per building under condominium ownership, the exception in the final part of Article 79(1) and the lettering of separate units are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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