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Article 661 of the French Civil Code

Any owner adjoining a wall has the option of making it party wall in whole or in part, by reimbursing the master of the wall half the expense it has cost, or half the expense of the portion of the wall he wishes to make party wall and half the value of the ground on which the wall is built. The expenditure that the wall has cost is estimated at the date of acquisition of its party status, taking into account the condition in which it is found.

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Article 661

Tout propriétaire joignant un mur a la faculté de le rendre mitoyen en tout ou en partie, en remboursant au maître du mur la moitié de la dépense qu’il a coûté, ou la moitié de la dépense qu’a coûté la portion du mur qu’il veut rendre mitoyenne et la moitié de la valeur du sol sur lequel le mur est bâti. La dépense que le mur a coûté est estimée à la date de l’acquisition de sa mitoyenneté, compte tenu de l’état dans lequel il se trouve.

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