Text of the provision
Art. 637. Lower estates are obliged to receive the waters which naturally and without the intervention of man descend from the higher estates, as well as the stones or earth which they carry with them. The owner of the lower estate cannot construct works which will impede this easement; neither can the owner of the higher estate make works which will increase the burden.
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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
Lower estates are obliged to receive the waters which naturally and without human intervention descend from the higher estates, together with the stones or earth they carry. The lower owner may not construct works impeding this, nor may the higher owner make works increasing the burden.
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Related provisions
- Article 636 — Easements for Private Use.
- Article 638 — The Three-Metre Bank Zone.
Cases citing this article
- Spouses Abraham and Melchora Ermino vs. Golden Village Homeowners Association, Inc., Represented By Leticia C. Inukai, G.R. No. 180808, August 15, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Sps. Fernando Vergara and Herminia Vergara vs. Erlinda Torrecampo-Sonkin, G.R. No. 193659, June 15, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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