Text of the provision
Art. 687. Any proprietor intending to make any excavation contemplated in the three preceding articles shall notify all owners of adjacent lands.
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 intends to make any excavation covered by the three preceding articles must notify all owners of adjacent lands beforehand.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 686 — Lateral And Subjacent Support.
- Article 688 — Freedom To Create Easements.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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