Article 428

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The owner has the right to exclude others from their property and to recover it from anyone who holds it without right. This is the basis of ejectment suits and accion reivindicatoria.

Official text — RA 386

The owner has the right to enjoy and dispose of a thing, without other limitations than those established by law.

The owner has also a right of action against the holder and possessor of the thing in order to recover it. (348a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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