Text of the provision
Art. 601. The usufructuary shall be obliged to notify the owner of any act of a third person, of which he may have knowledge, that may be prejudicial to the rights of ownership, and he shall be liable should he not do so, for damages, as if they had been caused through his own fault.
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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 must notify the owner of any act of a third person, of which he knows, that may be prejudicial to the rights of ownership — and is liable for damages if he fails to do so.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 600 — Mortgaged Property in Usufruct.
- Article 602 — Costs of Suits.
Cases citing this article
- National Housing Authority vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 148830, April 13, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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