The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith confirms that preventive seizure annotations expire automatically if no extension is carried out within four years (Art. 86 L.H.). In this instance, the last extension was made on 25 June 2021 and the new order was presented on 10 October 2025, exceeding the legal limit. The principle of registration priority prevents delays by the Administration of Justice from being used to avoid expiry (Art. 17, 24, 25 and 86 L.H.).
For Homeowners' Associations with recorded seizures, the risk is the loss of priority position and registration rank if extensions are not managed before four years have passed since the last annotation (Art. 86 L.H.). Once expiry occurs, subsequent entries may improve their rank and remain free of the encumbrance, affecting the effectiveness of judicial enforcement. The Administration of Justice cannot justify the lack of an extension due to its own delays (Art. 17, 24, 25 and 86 L.H.).
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