Text of the provision
Art. 2169. When the government, upon the failure of any person to comply with health or safety regulations concerning property, undertakes to do the necessary work, even over his objection, he shall be liable to pay the expenses.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
When the government does the work a private person failed to do after being lawfully required to (for health, safety, or public convenience), that person is liable for the expenses.
Related provisions
- Article 2167 — Medical Aid Given in an Emergency.
- Article 2170 — Movables Carried Off by a Fortuitous Event.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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