Servitudes – Legal servitudes

Servitudes – Legal servitudes

Art. 659. Legal servitudes; notion. Legal servitudes are limitations on ownership established by law for the benefit of the general public or for the benefit of particular persons.

Art. 660. Keeping buildings in repair. The owner is bound to keep his buildings in repair so that neither their fall nor that of any part of their materials may ca.us damage to a neighbor or to a passerby.

Art. 667. Limitations on use of property. Although a proprietor may do with his estate whatever he pleases, still he cannot make any work on it, which may deprive his neighbor of the liberty of enjoying his own, or which may be the cause of any damage to him.

Art. 672. Other legal servitudes. Other legal servitudes relate to common enclosures, such as common walls, fences and ditches, and to the right of passage for the benefit of enclosed estates.