Civil Code Art. 613: Easements in General

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 613
Topic: Easements in General
Status: In force
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
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

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)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Defines an easement (servitude): a burden imposed on one piece of land for the benefit of another parcel owned by someone else. The property that benefits is the 'dominant estate,' and the property that bears the burden is the 'servient estate.'

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Cases applying this article

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

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 617 Easements in General
Civil Code, Art. 618 Easements in General
Civil Code, Art. 620 Easements in General
Civil Code, Art. 622 Easements in General
Civil Code, Art. 623 Easements in General
Civil Code, Art. 624 Easements in General
Civil Code, Art. 625 Easements in General

Civil Code, Art. 613 is found in CHAPTER 1 Easements in General of TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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