Chapter VI · Collection

Article 39 Privileges over movable and immovable property

Artigo 39.º · Privilégio mobiliário e imobiliário

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre as Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis · annex II to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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IMT enjoys the creditor privileges provided for in Articles 738 and 744 of the Civil Code for sisa (the former property transfer tax).

O IMT goza dos privilégios creditórios previstos nos artigos 738.º e 744.º do Código Civil para a sisa.

What we checked in this article

The cross-references to Articles 738 and 744 of the Civil Code and the reference to sisa are retained.

Buying property in Portugal? Article 39 decides part of the bill.

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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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