Yeah, at least in Portugal it's the same thing. People can agree not to partition, but only for 5 years. Typically an apartment (or even a house) cannot be part

Yeah, at least in Portugal it's the same thing. People can agree not to partition, but only for 5 years. Typically an apartment (or even a house) cannot be partitioned (it would have to have independent entrances, to follow local zoning rules and so on), so a sale is forced in a sealed bid auction. The other joint owners do not have a right of first refusal in that case, though, only if the joint owner tries to sell his or her quota. If he was married and it was a conjugal asset, that would be another matter, though.