Publicado em 09/04/2020

Covid-19 | Residential condominium is authorized to continue civil construction works during the pandemic

On April 1st/2020 the São Paulo Court of Appeals granted a preliminary injunction to a residential condominium allowing the continuity of the civil construction works, authorizing the circulation of workers on site, provided that the guidelines for epidemiological control in the context of Covid-19 are respected.

The writ of mandamus was filed by the condominium against an act of the Public Prosecutor in Sorocaba/SP, which officiated the plaintiff to observe the activities listed as essential in the State Decree 64.881/20.

The São Paulo Court of Appeals stated that civil construction is not affected by the quarantine measures, as long as the contagion prevention measures are observed.

The full text of the decision in Portuguese can be accessed here. There is still no estimate for the final ruling of the case.