Art. 447 Landowner-Bps (Lo) Owner of Materials (Om)
Art. 447 Landowner-Bps (Lo) Owner of Materials (Om)
447
LANDOWNER-BPS (LO) OWNER OF MATERIALS (OM)
Good Faith (Apply same rule if both in Good Faith (Apply same rule if both in
bad faith) bad faith)
1. Can appropriate what he has build, 1. Entitled to full payment of the
planted and sown. However, he materials; OR
must pay the value of the materials. 2. Right to remove the same only in
(Art 447); OR case he can do so without injury to
2. Instead of appropriating the the work done (Art 447)
materials and paying for the value,
return the materials to the OM if
the materials can returned to the
latter in exactly the same form and
substance
Bad Faith Good Faith
1. Can acquire the materials plus 1. Entitled to full payment of the
payment of damages (Art 447) materials plus damages; OR
2. May remove his materials even if
there will be injury to the work plus
damages (Art. 447)
Good Faith Bad Faith
1. Can acquire the materials without 2. Loses his materials without right to
paying for the value therefore and indemnity and will be liable for
will be entitled to damages damages (Art 449 by analogy)
Art. 448
LANDOWNER (LO) BUILDER, PLANTER, SOWER (BPS)
Good Faith (Apply same rule if both in Good Faith (Apply same rue if both in bad
bad faith) faith)
Option 1: May appropriate as his own the 1. To receive indemnity for necessary,
works, sowing or planting upon payment useful and luxurious expenses (If
of Necessary (Increases value of the LO, wants to appropriate the
property) , Useful expenses (Incurred for luxurious improvements) (Art 448)
preservation of thing). and Luxurious and right of retention over the land
expenses ( If LO wants to appropriate the without obligation to pay rent until
luxurious improvements); (Art 448) he is indemnified by the owner
2. Remove useful improvements
Option 2: Oblige the BP (Cannot be provided it does not cause any
obliged if value is more than the building injury. (Art 547)
or trees) to buy land or S to pay proper 3. If LO does not appropriate
rent plus damages (Art 448) luxurious improvements, BPS can
remove the same provided the
principal thing does not suffer
injury (Art 548)
4. Purchase land when value is not
considerably more than that of
building or trees. (Art 448) If BPS
cannot pay the purchase price of
the land, LO is entitled to have the
improvement removed
5. If the value of the land is
considerably more than that of the
the building or trees, BPS cannot
be compelled to by the land. In
such case, BPS will pay reasonable
rent if the owner does not choose to
appropriate the building or trees
(Art. 448 )
Good Faith Bad Faith
Option 1: To acquire what has been built, 1.
Loses whatever has been built,
planted or sown without paying indemnity planted or sown without indemnity
plus damages and that the builder in bad and liable to pay for damages (Art
faith has no right to refund of any 449 in rel. to Art 451)
improvement built therein(Art 449 and 2.
Entitled to reimbursement for
Art 451) necessary expenses for preservation
Option 2: To compel BP to pay the price of land (Art 452)
of the land even if the price of the land is 3.
Obliged to remove or demolish
considerably more than the building or work done at his expense and pay
trees, plus damages (Art. 448) damages (Art 450)
Option 3 : To Compel BPS to remove or
demolish work done plus damages (Art
450 )
Bad Faith Good Faith
May acquire whatever has been built, Option 1: If LO acquires what has been
planted or sown by paying indemnity plus built planted or sown, BPS must be
damages (Art 447 in rel. to Art 454) indemnified the value thereof plus
damages