Article 498
RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines
ELI5— what this means for you
When a thing cannot be divided without rendering it useless, the courts may order it sold and the proceeds distributed among co-owners.
Official text — RA 386
Whenever the thing is essentially indivisible and the co-owners cannot agree that it be allotted to one of them who shall indemnify the others, it shall be sold and its proceeds distributed. (404)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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