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Supplementary titling for foreigners after CC ruling 1331-2005

Dossier
Land and property for foreigners15-tierra-propiedad.md
Domain
Who may hold land, and on what titletierra-propiedad
Room
Land/tierra
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Yes. Art. 2 of Decree 49-79 (“only natural-born Guatemalans may obtain supplementary titles”) was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court in Case File 1331-2005, judgment of 14 Feb 2006 (the annotation in the consolidated text dates it 25 Apr 2006), so a foreigner may obtain a supplementary title on equal terms. The dossier relies on the annotation in the consolidated text and on the vLex summary; the full text of the judgment and subsequent judicial practice with foreign applicants have yet to be obtained.

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Constitutional Court judgment striking down art. 2 of Decree 49-79Texto consolidado del Decreto 49-79 / vLex
Case 1331-2005, 14 Feb 2006 (consolidated-text note: 25 Apr 2006)2006

Caveat

the full text of the judgment has yet to be obtained; subsequent judicial practice with foreign applicants has yet to be documented

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  • vLexLegal database: summary of Constitutional Court judgment CC Exp. 1331-2005 on supplementary titling and foreignersSupplier

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