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What is supplementary titling (titulación supletoria), and what does Decree 49-79 require?

According to the cited documentsLand and property

Minimum possession required

10 years

May be added to predecessors'Decree 49-79, art. 1 as amended by Decree 49-2005Ley de Titulación Supletoria

The Supplementary Titling Act (Decree 49-79, art. 1 as amended by Decree 49-2005 of Sep 7, 2005) allows the possessor of a property without recordable title to petition for titling before the First Instance Judge of the place where the property lies, proving legitimate, continuous, peaceful, public, good-faith possession in their own name for not less than 10 years, to which they may add that of their predecessors. It is the route for converting possessory rights into recorded, mortgageable ownership.

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  • Date of the amendment to art. 1

    Decree 49-2005, 7 Sep 2005

    2005OJ

Sources

  • Ley de Titulación Supletoria

    Decreto 49-79

    • Minimum possession required
    munisantaeulalia.gob.gtAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source
  • Organismo Judicial

    Decreto 49-2005

    ww2.oj.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source