Special Horizontal Property – Lerner

Foreword by Eleonora R. Casabé.

(GATED COMMUNITIES AND CLOSED NEIGHBORHOODS)

“Gated Communities and Closed Neighborhoods – Horizontal Property”

Legal Doctrine. Model Forms.

Real estate developments: legal framework under the Civil and Commercial Code.

Gated communities and closed neighborhoods under the Special Horizontal Property regime.

Adaptation of pre-existing real estate developments to the new legal regime.

Special Horizontal Property: characteristics and differences from the traditional regime.

Private units, individual land ownership, and common areas within the developments.

Sub-associations in complexes with functionally independent sectors.

Common expenses: obligations of unit owners and occupants.

Perimeter enclosure, security, and regulation of common areas.

Transfer and resale of units and limitations on the right of admission.

Right of first refusal held by the association and owners in certain transfers.

Easements between real estate developments and use of recreational areas.

Expansions, infrastructure, and growth of real estate developments.

National Civil and Commercial Code. RETROACTIVITY OF THE LAW

Foreword by Eleonora R. Casabé