Text of the provision
Art. 500. Upon partition, there shall be a mutual accounting for benefits received and reimbursements for expenses made. Likewise, each co-owner shall pay for damages caused by reason of his negligence or fraud.
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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
Upon partition, there is a mutual accounting for benefits received and reimbursement for expenses, and each co-owner answers for damage caused by their negligence or fraud.
Related provisions
- Article 499 — Partition and Third Persons.
- Article 523 — What Is Possession.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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