Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 373

373. (1) The costs of lawsuits relating to the usufruct exclusively shall be borne by the usufructuary. (2) The costs of lawsuits relating to the ownership exclusively are at the charg e of the owner. (3) The costs of lawsuits concerning both the usufruct and the ownership shall be borne by the owner; but the usufructuary sha ll pay to the owner the interest thereon during the usufruct. Encroachment on property held in usufruct.