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Article 872 of the French Civil Code

Where immovables of an estate are encumbered by annuities by special mortgage, each of the co-heirs may demand that the annuities be repaid and the immovables made free before the lots are formed. If the co-heirs share the estate in the state it is in, the encumbered immovable must be valued at the same rate as the other immovables; the capital of the annuity is deducted from the total price; the heir into whose lot this immovable falls remains solely responsible for servicing the annuity and must guarantee his co-heirs.

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Article 872

Lorsque des immeubles d’une succession sont grevés de rentes par hypothèque spéciale, chacun des cohéritiers peut exiger que les rentes soient remboursées et les immeubles rendus libres avant qu’il soit procédé à la formation des lots. Si les cohéritiers partagent la succession dans l’état où elle se trouve, l’immeuble grevé doit être estimé au même taux que les autres immeubles ; il est fait déduction du capital de la rente sur le prix total ; l’héritier dans le lot duquel tombe cet immeuble demeure seul chargé du service de la rente et il doit en garantir ses cohéritiers.

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