Text of the provision
Art. 615. Easements may be continuous or discontinuous, apparent or nonapparent. Continuous easements are those the use of which is or may be incessant, without the intervention of any act of man. Discontinuous easements are those which are used at intervals and depend upon the acts of man. Apparent easements are those which are made known and are continually kept in view by external signs that reveal the use and enjoyment of the same. Nonapparent easements are those which show no external indication of their existence.
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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
Easements may be continuous or discontinuous, apparent or non-apparent. Continuous ones are used incessantly without human intervention; discontinuous ones are used at intervals and depend upon human acts. Apparent ones are made known by external signs; non-apparent ones show no external indication.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 614 — Easements for Persons or a Community.
- Article 616 — Positive and Negative Easements.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.