Text of the provision
Art. 685. Any stipulation or testamentary provision allowing excavations that cause danger to an adjacent land or building shall be void.
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
Any agreement or testamentary provision that permits excavations endangering an adjacent land or building is void. Consent cannot make a dangerous excavation lawful.
Related provisions
- Article 683 — Factories And Shops Permitted.
- Article 686 — Lateral And Subjacent Support.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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