- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 603
- Topic
- Extinguishment of Usufruct
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
- Title
- TITLE VI USUFRUCT
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment of Usufruct
- Formerly
- Art. 513a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
Usufruct is extinguished: (1) By the death of the usufructuary, unless a contrary intention clearly appears; (2) By the expiration of the period for which it was constituted, or by the fulfillment of any resolutory condition provided in the title creating the usufruct; (3) By merger of the usufruct and ownership in the same person; (4) By renunciation of the usufructuary; (5) By the total loss of the thing in usufruct; (6) By the termination of the right of the person constituting the usufruct; (7) By prescription. (513a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Lists how a usufruct (the right to use and enjoy another's property) ends: the usufructuary's death (unless a contrary intent is clear), expiry of its term or a resolutory condition, merger of the usufruct and ownership in one person, renunciation by the usufructuary, total loss of the thing, termination of the grantor's own right, or prescription.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Mercedes Moralidad v. Sps. Diosdado Pernes
- Evangeline Rivera-Calingasan v. Wilfredo Rivera
- Albar v. Carangdang G.R. No. L-13361
- Policarpio v. Salamat G.R. No. L-21809
- Bogacki v. Inserto G.R. No. L-39187