Short answer. Yes, partially. Your co-heirs must reimburse you for necessary expenses that preserved the land, even if those expenses added no value. They must also reimburse improvements that increased the land's value and still exist at the time of partition. But expenses made purely for your own enjoyment are not reimbursable.
What the law says
The co-heirs are bound to reimburse to the donee the necessary expenses which he has incurred for the preservation of the property donated to him, though they may not have augmented its value.
Civil Code, Article 1076 — Reimbursing the Donee's Expenses. Read the full provision →
Three categories under Article 1076
Article 1076 draws a clean line among three types of spending. First, necessary preservation expenses — your co-heirs must reimburse these even if they did not increase the value of the land. Think of emergency repairs to prevent collapse, taxes paid to keep the title clean, or treatment of a disease affecting crops. Second, improvements that added value and still exist at the time of partition — these are reimbursable. Third, works done for mere pleasure — a garden, a decorative structure, a pool — are not reimbursable, though you may remove them if you can do so without damaging the property.
Preservation expenses — no value-added requirement
The most important feature of Article 1076 is that "the co-heirs are bound to reimburse to the donee the necessary expenses which he has incurred for the preservation of the property donated to him, though they may not have augmented its value." This means that if you spent money keeping the land from deteriorating — fencing to prevent encroachment, legal fees to defend the title, or structural repairs to keep a building standing — you are entitled to reimbursement. The co-heirs cannot argue that the land is now worth the same as before and therefore nothing is owed.
Improvements and the time-of-partition rule
For improvements that increased the property's value, the reimbursement right applies only to those that exist at the time the partition is effected. If you built a storage facility ten years ago but demolished it before the estate was divided, that improvement is gone and the co-heirs owe you nothing for it. This timing rule matters: if partition is delayed for years, any improvements that have since fallen into disrepair or been removed will not count. Keep records of what improvements exist and their condition as partition approaches.
Pleasure works — removal, not reimbursement
If you added something to the property purely for your own enjoyment — a decorative feature, landscaping, recreational structures — you cannot recover those costs from your co-heirs. What you can do is remove those works before partition, provided removal does not injure the estate. So if you installed ornamental gates or a gazebo, you may take them with you. But you cannot claim their cost as a charge against the inheritance pool. Be realistic about what counts as a "necessary" expense and what was a personal choice.