Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 474
474. (1) The owner of the servient tenement cannot do
anything which tends to diminish the exercise of the easement o r to
make such exercise more inconve nient. He may not alter the
condition of the tenement, nor may he assign for the exercise o f the
easement any part of the tenement other than that over which it was
originally established.
(2) Nevertheless, if the exercise of the easement in or over the
part originally assigned has become more burdensome to the owne r
of the servient tenement, or if such owner is thereby prevented
from carrying out works, repairs, or improvements in his teneme nt,
he may offer to the owner of the dominant tenement a part equal ly
convenient for the exercise of the easement, and the latter may not
refuse it.
(3) The part of the tenement assigned for the exercise of the
easement may likewise be changed upon the demand of the owner
of the dominant tenement, if he proves that such change will be of
considerable advantage to h im, and will cause no damage
whatsoever to the servient tenement.
Owner of dominant
tenement may not
render easement
more burdensome.
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