Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 547
547. The set-off of the fruits against the expenses mentioned in
the foregoing articles shall take place even with regard to the
possessor in good faith:
Provided such possessor shall, besides the fruits which he is
bound to restore according to the provisions of article 540, be
bound to bring into account only the fruits which he shall have
collected during the five years preceding the judicial demand o f the
owner.
Where possessor in
good or bad faith is
not bound to
restore fruits of
meliorations.
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