Text of the provision
Art. 571. The usufructuary shall have the right to enjoy any increase which the thing in usufruct may acquire through accession, the servitudes established in its favor, and, in general, all the benefits inherent therein.
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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
The usufructuary is entitled to any increase the thing acquires through accession, the servitudes established in its favour, and in general all benefits inherent in it.
Related provisions
- Article 570 — Usufruct Over a Rent or Pension.
- Article 572 — The Usufructuary May Lease or Transfer.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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