obras coercivas
Published 6 November 2026, 09:07
obras coercivas (enforced works)
Repairs the municipality carries out instead of the owner when the owner has not put the building in order after being notified. First the câmara writes to the owner and sets a deadline; enforced works follow if the deadline passes with nothing done. The owner is then charged for them. Câmaras describe this as a last resort and rarely go that far.
Where you come across it. A dilapidated building, a notice from the câmara about repairs.
The obligation is tied to the building: if it is sold, the new owner takes over the procedure.