Text of the provision
Art. 430. Every owner may enclose or fence his land or tenements by means of walls, ditches, live or dead hedges, or by any other means without detriment to servitudes constituted thereon.
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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
Every owner may enclose or fence their land by walls, ditches, hedges, or any other means — provided this does not impair servitudes (easements) already constituted over the land.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 429 — Doctrine of Self-Help.
- Article 431 — Owner May Not Injure Others (Sic Utere Tuo).
Cases citing this article
- North Greenhills Association, Inc. vs. Atty. Narciso Morales, G.R. No. 222821, August 9, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Abraham and Melchora Ermino vs. Golden Village Homeowners Association, Inc., Represented By Leticia C. Inukai, G.R. No. 180808, August 15, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Aneco Reality and Dev't Corp. vs. Landex Development Corp, G.R. No. 165952, July 28, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Cristino, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 116100, February 9, 1996 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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