Rights of use / usufruct

The right to use a property means that a person, company or organisation has the right to use and enjoy a property or building, without owning the property itself. Commonly used rights of use are e.g. rent, leasehold and condominium.

The right of use gives the parties different rights and obligations, depending on the content of the contract and the legislation applicable to the particular type of right of use. For example, it may concern the letting of a dwelling or premises, where the tenant is granted the right to use all or part of a property for a specific purpose, for a specific period of time, against payment of rent to the property owner.

Leases can be complex due to the purpose of the agreement and often require complex considerations of liability, cost allocation and cost of use issues.

NORMA has a large and experienced team of lawyers and legal professionals who work daily with all kinds of cases in this area. NORMA has extensive experience of working with small and large, complicated agreements, assisting in negotiations and representing in disputes of all kinds before courts and authorities.