Civil Code Art. 668: Legal Easements

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 668
Topic: Legal Easements
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Legal Easements
Year: 1949

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)

Cases applying this article

Sps. Tedy Garcia v. Loreta T. Santos G.R. No. 228334
Teofilo Alolino v. Fortunato Flores G.R. No. 198774

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