Civil Code Art. 699: NUISANCE

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 699
Topic: NUISANCE
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE VIII NUISANCE
Year: 1949

The provision

The remedies against a public nuisance are: (1) A prosecution under the Penal Code or any local ordinance: or (2) A civil action; or (3) Abatement, without judicial proceedings.

Cases applying this article

Natividad Batiquin v. Filomena Batiquin G.R. No. 21164

Related provisions

Civil Code, Art. 699 is found in TITLE VIII NUISANCE of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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