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BOE-A-2026-10575 ·15 May 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Real estate awardees: failure to provide formal notice to tenants prevents land registry entry

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has analysed the suspension of the registration of an award decree following a mortgage foreclosure. The Registrar suspended the entry because, despite a court order recognising the tenants' right to remain on the property until 2029, formal notice to them had not been proven in accordance with Article 25.5 of the Urban Leasing Act (L.A.U.). The ruling emphasises that occupation rights declared in incidental proceedings of an enforcement process do not have erga omnes effect without a specific judicial declaration.

In 2 key points

  1. Registration is suspended if formal notice to tenants is not recorded (Art. 25.5 L.A.U.) (II)
  2. Occupation rights in incidental proceedings do not have erga omnes effect without a specific judicial declaration (Fundamentos de Derecho II)

How it affects those involved

For companies awarded real estate through mortgage foreclosure processes (such as Ganados Lo Tilli, SL), the presence of tenants with judicially recognised rights of occupancy requires proof of formal notice of the award to enable the registration of the title in the Land Registry. Failure to comply with this notification requirement (Art. 25.5 L.A.U.) results in a registry block that prevents the consolidation of ownership against third parties.

Lifecycle

2026-05-15PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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