Text of the provision
Art. 665. The other owners who have not contributed in giving increased height, depth or thickness to the wall may, nevertheless, acquire the right of part-ownership therein, by paying proportionally the value of the work at the time of the acquisition and of the land used for its increased thickness.
(578a)
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
An owner who did not pay for making a party wall taller, deeper or thicker can still become a part-owner of that added portion later. He does so by paying his proportional share of the value of the work, measured at the time he acquires the right, plus the value of the land taken up by the extra thickness.
Related provisions
- Article 560 — Possession Of Animals.
- Article 666 — Use Of A Party Wall.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.