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Article 551

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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Improvements caused naturally or by time always benefit whoever ends up recovering possession of the property.

Official text — RA 386

Improvements caused by nature or time shall always inure to the benefit of the person who has succeeded in recovering possession. (456)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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