Practice question
Qualifying Article 669 light openings exist in an owner’s non-party wall. No easement of light has been acquired. The adjoining owner lawfully builds a contiguous wall on the adjoining land that blocks them. Does Article 669 categorically forbid that construction?
- Yes, every opening permanently binds the neighbor
- Yes, without any acquired right
- Only if the opening has a screen
- Only if the opening admits sunlight
- No; the article permits obstruction by the specified construction unless an easement has been acquired
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles617,631,639-647,652-657,658-673 and688-693: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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