Property
Notarial deed plus registration in the provincial property registry
Real property transfers require a public deed (escritura pública) executed before a notary and then registered in the provincial real-property registry. Registration is declaratory as against third parties rather than constitutive of title, so the deed transfers ownership between the parties and registration protects it against competing claims. The Código Civil y Comercial governs ownership, and horizontal property (condominium) is regulated as propiedad horizontal.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Federal substantive law with provincial registries
- Deadline — Deeds should be presented for registration within 45 days to preserve priority from the date of the deed
- Deadline — Acquisitive prescription: 10 years with good faith and just title, 20 years otherwise
Governing law
- Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación, Book Fourreal rights
- Ley 17.801 - Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble
In practice
The 45-day presentation window matters in practice: a deed registered inside it takes priority from the date it was signed, while a later filing takes priority only from presentation. Foreign buyers face restrictions in border security zones and, under Ley 26.737, on large rural landholdings, so a title search should confirm whether the parcel falls within either regime.