Article 448

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

ELI5— what this means for you

If a person builds, plants, or sows on another's land in good faith, the landowner can either: (a) appropriate the improvement by paying indemnity, or (b) require the builder/planter to buy the land. This is the basis of the 'builder in good faith' doctrine.

Key point

A good faith builder on another's land has rights — the landowner cannot simply demolish without paying indemnity.

Official text — RA 386

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