Article 668

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The time needed to gain an easement of light and view through prescription starts counting either from when the window was opened (if it's on a shared wall) or from when the neighboring landowner formally objected (if the window is on the dominant estate's own wall).

Official text — RA 386

The period of prescription for the acquisition of an easement of light and view shall be counted:

(1) From the time of the opening of the window, if it is through a party wall; or

(2) From the time of the formal prohibition upon the proprietor of the adjoining land or tenement, if the window is through a wall on the dominant estate. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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