Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 397

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397. (1) Where a person having the right of use of a tenement, takes all its fruits, or, having the right of habitation, occup ies the whole house, he is bound to pay the ground-rent and all other annual charges on the tenement, to defray the expenses of cultivation, and to make the ordinary repairs in the same manne r as a usufructuary. (2) Where, however, he takes only a part of the fruits, or occupies only a part of the house, he contributes thereto in proportion to what he enjoys. 132 [CAP. 16. CIVIL CODE Where fruits do not exceed quantity required by person having right of use.

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