Before you light it
Barbecue on a balcony
You can have an asado en el balcón — a barbecue on the balcony — only when the building rules allow it and the smoke, smell, and heat stay within what neighbours can ordinarily tolerate. Argentina has no national law that bans every balcony grill. Spain decides it through the community statutes, the Horizontal Property Act, and the local ordinance. Lume changes none of those rules.
The grill on the balcony
Grill and Sunday barbecue are the same question. Read the building rules first. If charcoal or open fire is forbidden, do not light it. Lume does not unlock it.
If the rules are silent, a limit remains: the neighbour does not have to live your afternoon. Smoke in a bedroom, a stair, or drying laundry is part of the question.
Argentina
There is no single national ban on balcony asado. A city may regulate open flame, and a consorcio — the building association — may be stricter than the general law. Article 1973 of the Civil and Commercial Code sets the other limit: smoke, heat, and odours from a neighbouring property must not exceed normal tolerance for that place, even if an administrative permit exists.
Spain
The local question is a barbacoa on a terrace or balcony. The statutes, article 7.2 of the Horizontal Property Act, and the municipal ordinance answer it. The ordinance is not the same in every city.
When the fire is allowed
Then courtesy matters: the hour, the wind, a clean filter, and capturing smoke at the grate. Lume is for that case, so the neighbour’s window can stay open. It is still a courtesy, not a permit.
Questions
Is barbecue on a balcony illegal in Argentina?
There is no national law that bans it in every building. Your consorcio rules may forbid it. Even when they do not, smoke must not exceed the normal tolerance in article 1973 of the Civil and Commercial Code.
Can I keep a parrilla on the balcony?
Same question. The building rules come first, neighbour tolerance second. An extractor does not reverse that order.
Can I barbecue on a terrace in Spain?
It depends on the statutes and the local ordinance. Article 7.2 of the Horizontal Property Act covers annoying activities and anything the statutes forbid. There is no national yes.
Does an extractor give me permission?
No. Forbidden fire stays forbidden. Where fire is allowed, reducing the smoke that leaves is a courtesy, not an authorisation.
Official texts
General information, not legal advice. Your building’s rules decide the case. We do not draft complaints or say who wins.