- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 547
- Topic
- Effects of Possession
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
- Title
- TITLE V POSSESSION
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 3 Effects of Possession
- Formerly
- Art. 454 of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
The provision
If the useful improvements can be removed without damage to the principal thing, the possessor in good faith may remove them, unless the person who recovers the possession exercises the option under paragraph 2 of the preceding article. (n) ARTICLE 548. Expenses for pure luxury or mere pleasure shall not be refunded to the possessor in good faith; but he may remove the ornaments with which he has embellished the principal thing if it suffers no injury thereby, and if his successor in the possession does not prefer to refund the amount expended. (454)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A possessor in good faith may remove useful improvements they made if it can be done without damaging the property, unless the person recovering the property instead chooses to keep them by refunding their value. Expenses purely for luxury or pleasure are not reimbursed, though the good-faith possessor may take back ornaments they added if removal causes no injury and the new possessor does not prefer to pay for them.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.