The rights of the usufructuary are those provided in the title creating the

usufruct. If there is no title creating the contract, the rights of a usufructuary

are those provided in the Civil Code of the Philippines.

Under the Civil Code of the Philippines, the usufructuary is entitled to all the
benefits he may enjoy or get from the property. Specifically, the are the
following:

1. Right to all the fruits of the property, whether they are natural, industrial, or civil. In one
of our articles, the concept of natural, industrial, and civil fruits was discussed.
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2. Right to make use of any increase which the property in usufruct may acquire.
3. Right to alienate or lease his right of usufruct to a third person, even by gratuitous title
and without the consent of the naked owner.
4. Right to bring a court action to recover property under usufruct.
5. Right to make useful and luxurious improvements to the property under usufruct.
6. Right to set-off improvements that augmented the value of the property against any
damages for which he may be liable.
7. Right to recover from the naked owner the increase in value which the immovable
property in usufruct may have acquired by reason of extraordinary repairs made by the
usufructuary that are needed for the preservation of that property.
The rights of the usufructuary are those provided in the title creating the
usufruct. If there is no title creating the contract, the rights of a usufructuary
are those provided in the Civil Code of the Philippines.

Under the Civil Code of the Philippines, the usufructuary is entitled to all the
benefits he may enjoy or get from the property. Specifically, the are the
following:

1. Right to all the fruits of the property, whether they are natural, industrial, or civil. In one
of our articles, the concept of natural, industrial, and civil fruits was discussed.
Please click here.
2. Right to make use of any increase which the property in usufruct may acquire.
3. Right to alienate or lease his right of usufruct to a third person, even by gratuitous title
and without the consent of the naked owner.
4. Right to bring a court action to recover property under usufruct.
5. Right to make useful and luxurious improvements to the property under usufruct.
6. Right to set-off improvements that augmented the value of the property against any
damages for which he may be liable.
7. Right to recover from the naked owner the increase in value which the immovable
property in usufruct may have acquired by reason of extraordinary repairs made by the
usufructuary that are needed for the preservation of that property.