Text of the provision
Art. 596. The payment of annual charges and taxes and of those considered as a lien on the fruits, shall be at the expense of the usufructuary for all the time that the usufruct lasts.
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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 payment of annual charges and taxes, and of those considered a lien on the fruits, is at the usufructuary's expense for the whole period of the usufruct.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 595 — The Owner May Build and Improve.
- Article 597 — Taxes on the Capital.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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