{"id":2343,"date":"2023-02-09T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosarioduarte.pt\/dever-realizar-obras-conservacao\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:40:23","slug":"dever-realizar-obras-conservacao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosarioduarte.pt\/en\/dever-realizar-obras-conservacao\/","title":{"rendered":"Duty to Perform Building Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Does the Duty Entail?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Property owners must perform maintenance every 8 years to preserve the building&#8217;s original construction or reconstruction conditions, including restoration and cleaning (ordinary maintenance). Owners must also ensure ongoing safety, hygiene, and aesthetics through extraordinary works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A parallel prohibition exists against building deterioration: owners or third parties cannot cause or aggravate safety\/hygiene issues or aesthetic damage. Deterioration is presumed in cases like partial vacancy or missing exterior cladding (e.g., tiles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This obligation falls solely on the owner by virtue of ownership; upon sale, it transfers to the buyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reporting Lack of Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Parish Council Presidents (Juntas de Freguesia) must notify municipalities of degraded or collapse-risk buildings, facing mandate loss for non-compliance. Municipal inspectors monitor buildings, and citizens can report to City Councils, Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office, or other entities free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consequences of Non-Compliance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City Councils can order ordinary\/extraordinary works post-inspection, including demolition if collapse or health risks arise. Injunctions are recorded on the building&#8217;s permanent certificate. Non-compliant owners face coercive execution, cost recovery, forced leasing, public auction sales, or expropriation. Violations lead to fines, subsidy bans, IMI tax hikes, and disobedience crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advantages of Compliance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Avoid sanctions and gain tax benefits: 3-year IMI exemption, reduced VAT on works, IMT exemption, and IRS deductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interaction with Urban Leasing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Landlords handle ordinary\/extraordinary maintenance in residential leases; tenants may perform\/reclaim costs by agreement or urgency. Commercial leases allocate via contract. Tenants can request urgent inspections (within 20 days) or injunctions against non-compliant landlords (post-2019 reforms), though reports to authorities remain free and accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiago Miranda | <a href=\"mailto:info@rosarioduarte.pt\">info@rosarioduarte.pt<\/a><br>\u00a0<br><a class=\"btn gray\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gyHAu1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our Newsletter<\/a><br>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosarioduarte.pt\/en\/contacts\/\">here<\/a> to book a meeting<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does the Duty Entail? 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