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Civil Code, Art. 562

Usufruct in General · Formerly Art. 467 of the old Civil Code

Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 562
Topic
Usufruct in General
Status
In force
Book
BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title
TITLE VI USUFRUCT
Chapter
CHAPTER 1 Usufruct in General
Formerly
Art. 467 of the old Civil Code
Year
1949
Cited by
1 Supreme Court decision in the Intellegal corpus

The provision

Usufruct gives a right to enjoy the property of another with the obligation of preserving its form and substance, unless the title constituting it or the law otherwise provides. (467)

Cases applying this article

Civil Code, Art. 562 is found in CHAPTER 1 Usufruct in General of TITLE VI USUFRUCT of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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