Practice question
Ben raises a party wall at his own initiative. His work causes temporary damage to the neighboring property. Under Article 664, who bears the expense of raising the wall and the damage caused by that work?
- Ben bears both, including temporary damage.
- The neighbor bears both automatically.
- The government pays because the wall is shared.
- Neither party is responsible for temporary damage.
- All costs are automatically split equally.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 664.
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