- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 694
- Topic
- NUISANCE
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
- Title
- TITLE VIII NUISANCE
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
A nuisance is any act, omission, establishment, business, condition of property, or anything else which: (1) Injures or endangers the health or safety of others; or (2) Annoys or offends the senses; or (3) Shocks, defies or disregards decency or morality; or (4) Obstructs or interferes with the free passage of any public highway or street, or any body of water; or (5) Hinders or impairs the use of property.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A nuisance is any act, omission, business, establishment, condition of property, or other thing that injures or endangers people's health or safety, annoys or offends the senses, shocks or disregards decency or morality, blocks a public highway, street, or waterway, or hinders the use of property. Falling into any one of these categories is enough to make something a nuisance.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Teofilo Alolino v. Fortunato Flores
- Sixto Timbol y Manalo v. Januaria Manalo
- Ac Enterprises v. Frabelle Properties Corporation
- Cruz v. Pandacan Hikers Club G.R. No. 188213
- Calimlim v. Gono G.R. No. 272053