The Property Registry may reject recording a lawsuit for non-payment of community fees if it does not affect real rights
13 Jun 2026
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Who is affected:
Communities of owners, defaulting owners and property registrars
Summary
The General Directorate confirms that a community of owners cannot preventively record in the Registry a lawsuit for non-payment of fees if it only claims money, without affecting rights over the property.
Detailed analysis
PRO
The resolution confirms the registry's refusal to make a preventive annotation of a lawsuit requested by a community of owners claiming 8,613 euros for non-payment of fees. The Mortgage Law (art. 42) only allows annotating lawsuits affecting ownership or real rights over the property, not mere monetary claims. The favo…
Full official title
Resolución de 3 de marzo de 2026, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, en el recurso interpuesto contra la negativa de la registradora de la propiedad de Madrid n.º 37, por la que se suspende la extensión de una anotación preventiva.