Table 1.

Civil Law – Builder in Good Faith

Builder in GF Owner in GF Builder in BF Owner in BF

Builder in GF 1. Owner has right of 1. Owner shall pay
appropriation after the value of the
payment of indemnity for improvement and
useful and necessary is liable for
expenses; reparation of
2. Owner may refund the damage.
amount of expenses or 2. Builder has the
pay the increase in value right to remove or
due to useful expenses. demolish the
3. Owner may oblige builder improvement and
to pay the price of the ask for damages.
land, unless its (land)
value is considerably
higher than the
improvement built. In the
latter case, payment of
rent may be resorted to
instead.
Owner in GF 1. Owner may
appropriate the
improvement
without indemnity
(plus damages);
2. Owner may
demand the
demolition of the
improvement to
replace things to
their former
condition at the
expense of builder
(plus damages).
3. Owner may
compel builder to
pay the price of
the land (plus
damages)