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unidad horizontal

English translation: condominium

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Spanish term or phrase:propiedad horizontal
English translation:condominium
Entered by: Giles Bickford

10:59 May 2, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Real Estate / real estate
Spanish term or phrase: unidad horizontal
what is the proper term for horizontal in relation to real estate and buildings as in "...se presentó relación jurada de bienes y entre estos se incluyeron a) Unidad horizontal....."?
Giles Bickford
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:57
condominium unit
Explanation:
It includes high-rise buildings, duplexes, townhouses and three-flats.

See following ref.


"Purchasing and owning a condominium unit is somewhat similar to buying and owning a house.

Condominium refers to a method of ownership and not a physical style or type of building. New and existing high-rise buildings, townhouses, duplexes and three-flats can all be condominiums.

When you purchase a unit in a condominium, you become the absolute owner of your unit. You also become a joint-co-owner, with the owners of all the other units in the condominium development, of a share of the land on which the building is located and all areas of the building outside the individual units. All of these areas, which are defined in the Condominium Declaration and are identified on a survey attached to the Declaration, are known as "common elements."

www.chicagobar.org/public/diallaw/19.asp

Regards, Sery
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Sery
Local time: 23:57
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Sery. That helps a lot
Regards, Giles
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3horizontal unit
Virginia Ledesma Tovar
4 +2condominium unit
Sery


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
horizontal unit


Explanation:
it is referred to housing complexes of houses that are in an area with a common gate in Mexico they are known as horizontal condominiums although they are houses.

Virginia Ledesma Tovar
Germany
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Chrys Chrystello
5 mins
agree  VERTERE
33 mins
agree  Parrot: Agree with the translation, altho in Spain this may also refer to land (propiedad horizontal)
59 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
condominium unit


Explanation:
It includes high-rise buildings, duplexes, townhouses and three-flats.

See following ref.


"Purchasing and owning a condominium unit is somewhat similar to buying and owning a house.

Condominium refers to a method of ownership and not a physical style or type of building. New and existing high-rise buildings, townhouses, duplexes and three-flats can all be condominiums.

When you purchase a unit in a condominium, you become the absolute owner of your unit. You also become a joint-co-owner, with the owners of all the other units in the condominium development, of a share of the land on which the building is located and all areas of the building outside the individual units. All of these areas, which are defined in the Condominium Declaration and are identified on a survey attached to the Declaration, are known as "common elements."

www.chicagobar.org/public/diallaw/19.asp

Regards, Sery

Sery
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Sery. That helps a lot
Regards, Giles

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RSI EN-ES (AA): Sounds more common in English usage.
1 hr
  -> Gracias
agree  Terejimenez: de acuerdo, así me sale hoy en un trabajo Inglés>Español
2309 days
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