BOOK II

PROPERTY, OWNESHIP AND ITS MODIFICATIONS

Title I
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY

Preliminary Provisions (Art. 414)

Chapter 1
Immovable Property
(Art. 415)
Chapter 2
Movable Property
(Arts. 416 418)
Chapter 3
Property Relation to the Person to Whom it Belongs
(Arts. 419 425)
Provisions Common to the Three Preceding Chapters (Art. 426)

Title II
OWNERSHIP

Chapter 1
Ownership in General
(Arts. 427-439)
Chapter 2
Rights of Accession
General Provisions
(Art. 440)
Section 1
Right of Accession with Respect to What
is Produced by Property (Accession
Discreta)
(Arts. 441 444)

Section 2
Right of Accession with Respect to
Immovable Property
(Arts. 445 465)
Section 3
Right of Accession with Respect to
Movable Property
(Arts. 466 475)

Chapter 3
Quieting of Title
(Arts. 476 481)
Chapter 4
Ruinous Buildings and Trees in Danger of Falling
(Arts. 482-483)

Title III
CO-OWNERSHIP
(Arts. 484 501)

Title IV
SOME SPECIAL PROPERTIES

Chapter 1
Waters
Section 1
Ownership of Waters
(Arts. 502 503)
Section 2
The Use of Public Waters
(Arts. 504 506)
Section 3
The Use of Waters of Private Ownership
(Arts. 507 511)

Section 4
Subterranean Waters
(Arts. 512 514)
Section 5
General Provisions
(Arts. 515 518)

Chapter 2
Minerals
(Art. 519)
Chapter 3
Trademarks and Trade Names
(Arts. 520 522)

Title V
POSSESSION
Chapter 1
Possession and the Kinds Thereof
(Arts. 523 530)
Chapter 2
Acquisition of Possession
(Arts. 531 538)
Chapter 3
Effects of Possession
(Arts. 539 561)

Title VI
USUFRUCT
Chapter 1
Usufruct in General
(Arts. 562 565)
Chapter 2
Rights of the Usufructuary
(Arts. 566 582)

Chapter 3
Obligations of the Usufructuary
(Arts. 583 602)
Chapter 4
Extinguishment of Usufruct
(Arts. 603 612)
Title VII
EASEMENTS OR SERVITUDES
Chapter 1
Easements in General
Section 1
Different Kinds of Easements
(Arts. 613 619)
Section 2
Modes of Acquiring Easements
(Arts. 620 626)
Section 3
Right and Obligations of the Owners of
the Dominant and Servient Estates
(Arts. 627 630)
Section 4
Modes of Extinguishment of Easements
(Arts. 631 633)

Chapter 2
Legal Easements
Section 1
General Provisions
(Arts. 634 636)
Section 2
Easements Relating to Waters
(Arts. 637 648)
Section 3
Easement of Right of Way
(Arts. 649 657)
Section 4
Easement of Party Wall
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(Arts. 658 666)

Section 5
Easement of Light and View
(Arts. 667 673)
Section 6
Drainage of Buildings
(Arts. 674 676)
Section 7
Intermediate Distances and Works for
Certain Constructions and Plantings
(Arts. 677 681)
Section 8
Easement Against Nuisance
(Arts. 682 683)
Section 9
Lateral and Subjacent Support
(Arts. 684 687)
Chapter 3
Voluntary Easements
(Arts. 688 693)

Title VIII
NUISANCE
(Arts. 694 707)

Title IX
REGISTRY OF PROPERTY
(Arts. 708 711)

BOOK III
DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP
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Preliminary Provision (Art. 712)

Title I
OCCUPATION
(Arts. 713 720)

Title II
INTELLECTUAL CREATION
(Arts. 721 724)
Title III
DONATION

Chapter 1
Nature of Donations
(Arts. 725 734)
Chapter 2
Person Who May Give or Receive a Donation
(Arts. 735 749)
Chapter 3
Effect of Donations and Limitations Thereon
(Arts. 750 759)
Chapter 4
Revocation and Reduction of Donations
(Arts. 760 773)