Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 367
367. (1) The provisions of the last two preceding articles shall
likewise apply in the case where a building or a part of a buil ding
constituting an accessory necessary for the enjoyment of the
tenement subject to the usufruct, or an accessory part of the
building constituting the principal subject of the usufruct, falls
down through age or by a fortuitous event.
(2) For determining whether the part which has fallen off the
building which constitutes the principal subject of the usufruc t, is
an accessory part, regard shall be had not only to the destinat ion of
such part, but also to the expe nse required for reconstructing such
part as against the expense which would be required for the
reconstruction of the whole building.
Usufructuary
cannot prevent
owner from
carrying out
repairs.
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