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Article 681 of the French Civil Code

All owners must establish roofs so that rainwater drains onto their land or onto the public highway; they may not have it poured onto their neighbour’s land.

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Article 681

Tout propriétaire doit établir des toits de manière que les eaux pluviales s’écoulent sur son terrain ou sur la voie publique ; il ne peut les faire verser sur le fonds de son voisin.

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