Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 409
409. (1) In the absence of a mark or other proof to the
contrary, a wall which serves to separate two buildings is presumed
to be common up to the top, and, where such buildings have not the
same height, up to one metre and eighty centimetres from the point
at which the difference in height begins.
(2) The part of the wall above one metre and eighty centimetres
from the height of the lower building, is presumed to belong to the
owner of the higher building.
(3) Where there is a building on one side, and a courtyard,
garden or field on the other side, the wall is presumed to belong
entirely to the owner of the building.
Party-wall between
courtyards,
gardens or fields.
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