Bill to make accessibility works easier in homeowners' communities

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1. The bill proposes a targeted reform of civil legislation so that accessibility works in homeowners' communities can actually be carried out. The text reviews earlier changes in this area since the Horizontal Property Law.
2. The bill would reform Article 569 of the Civil Code. Easements of passage aimed at removing architectural barriers would require owners of neighboring properties to allow, on their property, the construction of the elements needed to guarantee accessibility and permanent access to the building, in exchange for compensation. Before using private properties, it would have to be shown that the work cannot first be done using the common elements of the community.
3. The bill would reform Article 585 of the Civil Code, which bans building within three meters when there is a right to views over the neighboring property. That rule would not apply to works that remove architectural barriers, as long as it is shown that the technical solution is the only possible one.
4. The bill would reform Article 1936 of the Civil Code so that the common elements of a building, described in Article 396, cannot be acquired through adverse possession.

Words worth knowing

Servidumbre de paso (easement of passage)

The right to use part of someone else's property, for example to cross it.

Barreras arquitectónicas (architectural barriers)

Features of a building that make access or movement hard for people with disabilities, such as stairs without a ramp.

Prescripción (adverse possession)

Acquiring or losing a right through the passage of time.

Predio (o finca)

Real property, such as land or a building.

Comuneros

People who share ownership of a property, such as the common elements of a building.

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