Practice question
A usufructuary installs removable decorative shelves without altering the property’s form or substance. The title supplies no different rule. May she demand reimbursement solely because the shelves are useful?
- Yes, every useful improvement is reimbursable
- Yes, at double cost
- Only if a neighbor likes them
- No; Article 579 denies indemnity but permits removal if no damage results
- No, and removal is always prohibited
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 579: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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