Text of the provision
Art. 592. The usufructuary is obliged to make the ordinary repairs needed by the thing given in usufruct. By ordinary repairs are understood such as are required by the wear and tear due to the natural use of the thing and are indispensable for its preservation. Should the usufructuary fail to make them after demand by the owner, the latter may make them at the expense of the usufructuary.
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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 obliged to make the ordinary repairs needed by the thing — those required by the wear and tear of ordinary use and indispensable for its preservation.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 591 — Usufruct of Livestock.
- Article 593 — Extraordinary Repairs Are the Owner's.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.