Philippine Civil Code Art. 675: Legal Easements

Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 675
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. 587 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

The owner of a tenement or a piece of land, subject to the easement of receiving water falling from roofs, may build in such manner as to receive the water upon his own roof or give it another outlet in accordance with local ordinances or customs, and in such a way as not to cause any nuisance or damage whatever to the dominant estate. (587)

Cases applying this article

In Re Estate of Maria Cristina G. Calderon. Basilisa Salteras v. Lucas Eugenio G.R. No. 7856
Ambrosia Postigo v. Dolores Borjal G.R. No. 3643

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 673 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 681 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 668 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 684 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 665 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 687 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 661 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 660 Legal Easements

Civil Code, Art. 675 is found in CHAPTER 2 Legal Easements 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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