State Act

Code of Comunidades of 1961

Art. 17 – The properties, at present enjoyed by way of usufruct, referred to in preceding article, shall continue to belong to its possessors and the services rendered by them shall be valued and the same shall be converted, as per the assessment, in a pension (foro) in favour of the comunidade, which pension shall be remain as a charge on the said land. Sole § The valuation shall be done in accordance with the respective terms of the Code of Civil Procedure (Codigo de Processo Civil) in presence of the administrator. The latter’s decision is subject to appeal to the Administrative Tribunal.