Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the partition-exchange of the 15 apartments required authorization under the LDTR and could be refused despite no express statutory authorization ground being met.
Decisione estratta
The refusal was upheld because the owners' private interests in reorganizing the ownership structure were weak and did not outweigh the public interest in preserving the rental housing stock.
Motivazione estratta
The court accepted that the operation might not directly change the rental character of the flats, but held that the partition would concretely facilitate later individual sales and weaken the LDTR protection. The appellants' motives were mainly matters of convenience, not necessity, and no new circumstances justified overriding the public interest.