Text of the provision
Art. 676. Whenever the yard or court of a house is surrounded by other houses, and it is not possible to give an outlet through the house itself to the rain water collected thereon, the establishment of an easement of drainage can be demanded, giving an outlet to the water at the point of the contiguous lands or tenements where its egress may be easiest, and establishing a conduit for the drainage in such manner as to cause the least damage to the servient estate, after payment of the property indemnity.
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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
If a yard or court is hemmed in by other houses and rain water collected there cannot be led out through the house itself, the owner may demand an easement of drainage. The outlet must be at the point on the neighboring land where egress is easiest, the conduit must be laid so as to cause the least damage to the servient estate, and proper indemnity must be paid.
Related provisions
- Article 674 — Rain Water From Roofs.
- Article 677 — Building Near Fortified Places.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.