Practice question
Four equal co-owners share a warehouse. Three approve demolishing its internal structure to convert it into a substantially different facility. The fourth objects. The three invoke the ordinary administrative majority. Assuming this is an alteration rather than preservation or ordinary administration, which rule applies?
- A majority always authorizes every alteration
- Article 491 requires the others' consent, with judicial relief available if withholding consent is clearly prejudicial to the common interest
- The minority automatically loses ownership
- The majority may disregard the objection if it promises a profit
- Article 491 applies only to movable goods
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 484–499: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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