Civil Code Art. 613: Easements in General

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 613
Topic: Easements in General
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Easements in General
Formerly: Art. 530 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

An easement or servitude is an encumbrance imposed upon an immovable for the benefit of another immovable belonging to a different owner. The immovable in favor of which the easement is established is called the dominant estate; that which is subject thereto, the servient estate. (530)

Cases applying this article

Privatization v. Legaspi Towers 300 G.R. No. 147957
Spouses Rudy Fernandez v. Spouses Merardo Delfin G.R. No. 227917

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