- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 668
- 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
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The period of prescription for the acquisition of an easement of light and view shall be counted: (1) From the time of the opening of the window, if it is through a party wall; or (2) From the time of the formal prohibition upon the proprietor of the adjoining land or tenement, if the window is through a wall on the dominant estate. (n)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
The prescriptive period for acquiring an easement of light and view — gaining it by the lapse of time — starts either when the window is opened, if it is in a party wall, or from the time a formal prohibition is made against the neighboring owner, if the window is in a wall on the dominant estate. This fixes when the clock begins to run.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Sps. Tedy Garcia v. Loreta T. Santos G.R. No. 228334
- Teofilo Alolino v. Fortunato Flores G.R. No. 198774