- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 665
- Topic
- Legal Easements
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
- Title
- TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Legal Easements
- Formerly
- Art. 578a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
The other owners who have not contributed in giving increased height, depth or thickness to the wall may, nevertheless, acquire the right of part-ownership therein, by paying proportionally the value of the work at the time of the acquisition and of the land used for its increased thickness. (578a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
When some co-owners of a shared wall did not pay for making it taller, deeper, or thicker, they can still later gain co-ownership of that added portion. To do so, they must pay their proportional share of the cost of the work (valued at the time of acquisition) plus the land used for the added thickness.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Eulalio Hernaez v. Rosendo Hernaez G.R. No. 857
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