Decided point of law · October 2025
Staging to hide a defect is now a hidden defect
Tribunal da Relação de Coimbra · 235/22.5T8TND.C1 · Relatora Cristina Neves
Concealed with, and still a hidden defect
✗Furniture
✗Rugs
✗Plants
✗Humidity & mould
✗Damaged flooring
✗Drywall failures
How liability lands on the seller
Step 1
Buyer proves a defect exists
Art. 342 CC
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Step 2
Law presumes seller's fault
Art. 799 CC
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Step 3
Seller must prove otherwise
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