Text of the provision
Art. 714. The ownership of a piece of land cannot be acquired by occupation.
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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
Ownership of a piece of land can never be acquired by occupation. Land is treated as always having an owner, whether a private person or the State, so simply taking it confers nothing.
Related provisions
- Article 713 — Acquisition By Occupation.
- Article 715 — Hunting And Fishing Rights.
Cases citing this article
- Heirs of Quirico Seraspi and Purificacion R. Seraspi vs. Court of Appeals & Simeon Recasa, G.R. No. 135602, April 28, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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