3282 Pre-emptive rights

Has anyone had this problem? I am trying to buy an appartment (one of six in the building - all other appartments privately owned) where the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali have pre-emptive rights. The original 60 days had just about expired when they required new paperwork (which basically amounted to signing the original papers in different places) and now they have imposed a further 180 days to think about whether they want to buy the property. In the meantime I cannot occupy the property and the seller cannot receive payment for the property. Is there really nothing that can be done and could this go on for ever?

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[QUOTE=SarahS]Has anyone had this problem? I am trying to buy an appartment (one of six in the building - all other appartments privately owned) where the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali have pre-emptive rights. The original 60 days had just about expired when they required new paperwork (which basically amounted to signing the original papers in different places) and now they have imposed a further 180 days to think about whether they want to buy the property. In the meantime I cannot occupy the property and the seller cannot receive payment for the property. Is there really nothing that can be done and could this go on for ever?[/QUOTE]
There is nothing that can be done.It is unlikely they will want the place.
The biggest problem it appears hasn't happened..yet.That is they allow you to buy the place then they tell you what you can and can't do this can happen for the INSIDE too! you'll have to just wait and see what happens next..(i have the T-shirt too!)

In theory it cannot go on for ever, but the min beni clerks make snails look turbocharged! Try and locate a nephew of a friend who will get your paperwork to the top of the pile - there is no other way....
Good luck

....stick in there SarahS!

It'll be worth it in the end; take the time to get to know the locals & chill ;)

(this is meant to be encouragement, rather then a snipe; I know it seems a trite comment to make, but there's nothing you can do!)

Thanks everyone - just knowing there is nothing that can be done and it cannot go on forever is a relief in itself.

Think positive Sarah.;)
thanks to the pre-emptive rights of Ministero dei Beni Culturali, you pay a lower tax: 7% instead of 10%.
Moreover, the Ministero cannot delay its answer.
They must say, within 60 days, if they want to buy or not: after this dateline there are no more pre-emptive rights and thay cannot impose more days to allow them to think about.
So, [B]generally speaking (because I've no specific information)[/B] it seems to me that your purchase is now free from that problem.

The ref. law is article 61 of Codice dei Beni Culturali
Here's the text (sorry, in italian)

Articolo 61

Condizioni della prelazione.

1. La prelazione è esercitata nel termine di sessanta giorni dalla data di ricezione della denuncia prevista dall'articolo 59.

2. Nel caso in cui la denuncia sia stata omessa o presentata tardivamente oppure risulti incompleta, la prelazione è esercitata nel termine di centottanta giorni dal momento in cui il Ministero ha ricevuto la denuncia tardiva o ha comunque acquisito tutti gli elementi costitutivi della stessa ai sensi dell'articolo 59, comma 4.

3. Entro i termini indicati dai commi 1 e 2 il provvedimento di prelazione è notificato all'alienante ed all'acquirente. La proprietà passa allo Stato dalla data dell'ultima notifica.

4. In pendenza del termine prescritto dal comma 1 l'atto di alienazione rimane condizionato sospensivamente all'esercizio della prelazione e all'alienante è vietato effettuare la consegna della cosa.