Danbury, CT asked in Land Use & Zoning and Real Estate Law for Puerto Rico

Q: My father bought a piece of land with a old shack house and a family member builds reconstruction house on my land do I

Own just the land or both the land and the house

1 Lawyer Answer
Nelson Jose Francisco Alvarez-Aponte
  • Real Estate Law Lawyer
  • Carolina, PR
  • Licensed in Puerto Rico

A: Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. If the construction was done with your father's authorization then the family member pena the house. It all depends on what the agreement between them was. However there are varios legal procedures that can reverse the ownership of the Property in favor of said family member.

You need to consult an Attorney to discuss this matter further and indepth with the particular facts of your case.

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