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Landowner (LO) Builder/Planter/Sower (BPS) Owner of The Materials (OM)

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Rules When the Owner of the Land, the Builder/Planter/Sower, and the Owner of the

Materials are Different Persons [Articles 447, 455,456, Civil Code]

Landowner (LO) Builder/Planter/Sower Owner of the Materials


(BPS) (OM)
A. Good Faith Good Faith Good Faith

Option #1

to appropriate as his own To receive the indemnity To receive indemnity from


the works, sowing or provided for in articles 546 the BPS who is primarily
planting, after payment of and 548 and he has a right liable. If BPS has no
the indemnity provided for to retain the land until the property with which to pay,
in articles 546 and 548 (the Landowner pays he can demand indemnity
indemnity includes the from LO who is subsidiarily
value of what has been liable [Art. 455], but he has
built, planted, or sowed and no right of retention against
the value of the materials) BPS, and against LO
[Arts. 447 and 448]

Option # 2

to oblige the one who built To buy the land or, in case To receive indemnity only
or planted to pay the price of sowing, the proper rent from the BPS (LO no
of the land (except when its longer subsidiarily liable
value is considerably more having sold the property)
than that of the building or
trees), and the one who ~ or ~
sowed, the proper rent
to remove the materials if
he can do so without injury
to the work constructed, or
without the plantings,
constructions or works
being destroyed
B. Good Faith Good Faith Bad Faith

Same as A Same as A Whatever option the LO


exercises, OM:
1. Loses the materials in
favor of BPS, and
2. He has no right to
indemnity from the BPS nor
the LO
Landowner (LO) Builder/Planter/Sower Owner of the Materials
(BPS) (OM)
C. Good Faith Bad Faith Bad Faith

Option #1

To acquire whatever has Loses what has been built, (Since both the BPS and
been built, planted, or sown planted or sown but he is OM are in bad faith, they
without paying indemnity entitled to indemnity for are treated as being both in
(except for necessary necessary expenses; and good faith)
expenses) [Art. 449]. He expenses for pure luxury
must also pay for the value should the LO appropriate Whatever is the choice of
of expenses for pure luxury these items the LO, he has a right to
if he wants to appropriate receive indemnity for the
these. Has no right of removal value of the materials from
even if no injury will be the BPS (LO has no liability
caused whatsoever)

He has no right of removal


even if no injury will be
caused
Option # 2

To oblige the BP to pay the To pay the price of the land He has a right to receive
price of the land and the S (even if the value of the indemnity for the value of
to pay proper rent [Art. 450] land is considerably higher) the materials from the BPS
(LO has no liability)
He is entitled to damages
[Art. 451] He has a right of removal
provided no injury is caused
Option # 3

Demand the demolition of Has to demolish or remove Liable for damages to


the work, or that the whoever ends up owning
planting or sowing be the materials for their
removed, in order to replace inferior quality
things in their former
condition at the expense of
the person who built,
planted or sowed [Art. 450]

He is entitled to damages
Landowner (LO) Builder/Planter/Sower Owner of the Materials
(BPS) (OM)
D. Bad Faith Good Faith Good Faith

To acquire what has been To receive indemnity from To receive indemnity for
built, planted or sown by the LO and damages the value of the materials
paying the indemnity and primarily from BPS; if the
damages to BPS [Art. 454 Cannot insist that he BPS is insolvent, LO would
in relation to Art. 457] purchase the land be subsidiarily liable

Can remove the materials


even if injury is caused
thereby
E. Bad Faith Good Faith Bad Faith

Same as D Same as D No right to receive


indemnity for value of
materials from BPS nor
from LO who ends up
owning the building or trees

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