Text of the provision
Art. 567. Natural or industrial fruits growing at the time the usufruct begins, belong to the usufructuary. Those growing at the time the usufruct terminates, belong to the owner. In the preceding cases, the usufructuary, at the beginning of the usufruct, has no obligation to refund to the owner any expenses incurred; but the owner shall be obliged to reimburse at the termination of the usufruct, from the proceeds of the growing fruits, the ordinary expenses of cultivation, for seed, and other similar expenses incurred by the usufructuary. The provisions of this article shall not prejudice the rights of third persons, acquired either at the beginning or at the termination of the usufruct.
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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
Natural or industrial fruits growing when the usufruct begins belong to the usufructuary; those growing when it ends belong to the owner. Neither is bound to reimburse the other for cultivation expenses — without prejudice to a third person's rights.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 566 — Right to All the Fruits.
- Article 568 — Leases Outlasting the Usufruct.
Cases citing this article
- Juan De Delos Carlos vs. Felicidad Sandoval, et al, G.R. No. 179922, December 16, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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