Text of the provision
Art. 501. Every co-owner shall, after partition, be liable for defects of title and quality of the portion assigned to each of the other co-owners.
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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
Once co-owned property has been divided, each former co-owner remains answerable to the others for defects in the title and quality of the share that each received. Partition ends the co-ownership; it does not end responsibility for what you handed over.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 493 — What a Co-owner May Do With Their Share.
- Article 522 — Trade-marks and Trade-names Follow Special Laws.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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