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Article 815-15 of the French Civil Code

If all or part of an undivided co-owner’s rights in the undivided property or in one or more of these properties are to be sold by auction, the lawyer or notary must inform the undivided co-owners by notification one month before the date scheduled for the sale. Each undivided co-owner may substitute himself for the purchaser within one month of the auction, by declaration to the registry or the notary.

The schedule of conditions of sale drawn up with a view to the sale must mention the rights of substitution.

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Article 815-15

S’il y a lieu à l’adjudication de tout ou partie des droits d’un indivisaire dans les biens indivis ou dans un ou plusieurs de ces biens, l’avocat ou le notaire doit en informer les indivisaires par notification un mois avant la date prévue pour la vente. Chaque indivisaire peut se substituer à l’acquéreur dans un délai d’un mois à compter de l’adjudication, par déclaration au greffe ou auprès du notaire.

Le cahier des conditions de vente établi en vue de la vente doit faire mention des droits de substitution.

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