13 Mar 2007 11:49 PM:
Hi there, I have consulted my lawyer, regarding the Habitation Licence, the following is her answer:
By law in Spainnew properties
should be issued with a HC by
developers.
Once the property is complete, the
builder provides the Town Hall with
the necessary documents (final
certificate from the architect,
electric bulletin, water bulletin,
among others) to issue the HC. Is
the Town Hall who grants that
certificate. Some times the Town
Hall takes a little longer to issue
that certificate due to its
internal organization system (they
might have just one person to deal
with all those documents..)
This doesn't mean the builder
doesn't fulfil its obligations.
That certificate is necessary to
contract the water and the electric
supplies, so until it's granted,
the builder will provide the
property with those supplies. The
use of it could generate an
invoice.
If the completion term comes and
the HC is not granted, you will
have the right to refuse to sign
the deeds until they can provide
you with it.
Sue
Community thread:
just to say hi,
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