Where does this come from, and when was it checked?

The quotation is from Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, art. 2049, primer párrafo, y art. 2048, último párrafo, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 2, 2026.

Legal reference

Arrears: what happens when owners do not pay in Argentina

Short answer

Owners cannot free themselves from paying any expensa or contribution, even those that accrued before they acquired the unit, by giving up the use of the common things or services, by voluntary or forced sale, or by abandoning the unit. The certificate of debt issued by the administrator and approved by the council of owners, if there is one, is an enforceable title for collecting expensas and other contributions from owners.

What the law says

Original wording of the law (Spanish). The summary and the notes around it are ours.

Los propietarios no pueden liberarse del pago de ninguna expensa o contribución a su cargo aun con respecto a las devengadas antes de su adquisición, por renuncia al uso y goce de los bienes o servicios comunes, por enajenación voluntaria o forzosa, ni por abandono de su unidad funcional.

Provision: Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, art. 2049, primer párrafo, y art. 2048, último párrafo · Official text

Last verified: October 2, 2026

Also relevant

El certificado de deuda expedido por el administrador y aprobado por el consejo de propietarios, si éste existe, es título ejecutivo para el cobro a los propietarios de las expensas y demás contribuciones.

Provision: Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, art. 2048, último párrafo · Official text

What this means in practice

Possessors under any title are also bound to pay, without releasing the owner (art. 2050). Owners also cannot refuse to pay or raise defences based on rights they claim against the consortium, except set-off, without prejudice to raising them through the proper route, and the building's regulation may partly exempt units that have no access to certain services. This page covers the national Civil and Commercial Code; the Buenos Aires City law on administrators (Ley 941) is a separate text.

General information, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer in Argentina before relying on it, and read your building's own documents: they can change how a rule applies.

Where Unitify fits

Unitify records the debt per unit, records payments and sends reminders. Interest, voting limits, liens and enforcement come from the law above and your own rules and are applied by people; Unitify records the debt and the payments.

How this works in Unitify

Questions and answers

What are the consequences of unpaid contributions in Argentina?: Owners cannot free themselves from paying any expensa or contribution, even those that accrued before they acquired the unit, by giving up the use of the common things or services, by voluntary or forced sale, or by abandoning the unit. The certificate of debt issued by the administrator and approved by the council of owners, if there is one, is an enforceable title for collecting expensas and other contributions from owners.
Where does this come from, and when was it checked?: The quotation is from Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, art. 2049, primer párrafo, y art. 2048, último párrafo, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 2, 2026.

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