ACCESIBILIDAD UNIVERSAL Y NO DISCRIMINACIÓN EN INMUEBLES RESIDENCIALES DE USO PRIVADO.

Abstract

The idea behind accessibility to all is that the obstacles preventing people from engaging freely in their daily activities and developing their personality under conditions of equality ought to be eliminated. Accessibility is one of the basic requirements for new buildings under the Technical Building Code, but the code is not the sole authority. There is also a crazy quilt of regional legislation. The result is that there is no one set of criteria, and equality and non-discrimination stand on shaky ground at best. In already-existing private residential buildings, adapting to accessibility standards means making certain reasonable adjustments. In this context, it is civil law's task to provide the tools that owners and others need to eliminate barriers to mobility and to settle any related controversies that arise between the parties involved.