notificação avulsa
Published 6 November 2026, 09:07
notificação avulsa — service of a document through the court
A way of officially delivering a document to a person through the court, outside any court case: the court orders the delivery and records that it has taken place. To end a lease over rent arrears, the law allows this kind of service, personal delivery by a lawyer, solicitador or enforcement agent, or a registered letter — but only if the written contract gives an agreed address for correspondence.
Where you come across it. A landlord ending a lease; any notice you need to be able to prove you gave.
A message on a messaging app or a note pushed under the door does not meet this requirement. Nor does the rule that a returned letter counts as delivered apply to letters on which an eviction is based: the landlord must send a second letter 30–60 days later, and that one is deemed received on the tenth day.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2006-34578375