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French Civil Code
- Book II: Property and the various changes in ownership
  - Title IV: Land easements or services
    - Chapter II: Easements established by law
      - Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 667 of the French Civil Code

Article 667 of the French Civil Code

November 8, 2023
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The joint fence must be maintained at joint expense; but the neighbour may avoid this obligation by renouncing joint ownership.

This option ceases if the ditch is usually used for drainage.

Original in French 🇫🇷

Article 667

La clôture mitoyenne doit être entretenue à frais communs ; mais le voisin peut se soustraire à cette obligation en renonçant à la mitoyenneté.

Cette faculté cesse si le fossé sert habituellement à l’écoulement des eaux.

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