- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 612
- 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. 522a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
Upon the termination of the usufruct, the thing in usufruct shall be delivered to the owner, without prejudice to the right of retention pertaining to the usufructuary or his heirs for taxes and extraordinary expenses which should be reimbursed. After the delivery has been made, the security or mortgage shall be cancelled. (522a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
When a usufruct ends, the property must be returned to the owner — but the usufructuary or his heirs may hold onto it until reimbursed for taxes and extraordinary expenses they should be repaid. Once the property is actually delivered back, the security or mortgage the usufructuary had posted is cancelled.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Benigno Catabian v. Francisco Tungcul G.R. No. 3837