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Article 1667 of the French Civil Code

If the purchaser with a pact of redemption of an undivided part of an inheritance has become the successful bidder for the whole on an auction caused against him, he may oblige the seller to withdraw the whole when the latter wishes to make use of the pact. .

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Article 1670 of the French Civil Code

But, in the case of the two preceding articles, the purchaser may require all the co-sellers or all the co-heirs to be put in issue, in order to conciliate among themselves for the resumption of the whole inheritance; and, if they do not conciliate, he shall be dismissed from the claim.

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Article 1671 of the French Civil Code

If the sale of an inheritance belonging to several has not been made jointly and of the whole inheritance together, and each has sold only the share which he had in it, they may separately exercise the action of redemption on the portion which belonged to them; And the purchaser may not compel him who exercises it in this way to withdraw the whole.

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Article 1672 of the French Civil Code

If the purchaser has left several heirs, the action for redemption may be brought against each of them only for his share, in the case where it is still undivided, and in the case where the thing sold has been divided between them. But if there has been a division of the estate and the thing sold has fallen to the lot of one of the heirs, the action for…

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Article 1673 of the French Civil Code

The seller who makes use of the repurchase agreement must reimburse not only the principal price, but also the expenses and fair costs of the sale, the necessary repairs, and those which have increased the value of the land, up to the amount of this increase. He may not enter into possession until all these obligations have been met. When the seller re-enters his inheritance by the effect of the…

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Article 1674 of the French Civil Code

If the seller has been harmed by more than seven twelfths in the price of an immovable, he has the right to apply for rescission of the sale, even if he had expressly waived the right to apply for such rescission in the contract, and had declared that he was giving the added value.

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Article 1675 of the French Civil Code

To determine whether there is lesion of more than seven twelfths, the property must be valued according to its condition and value at the time of the sale. In the case of a unilateral promise to sell, lesion is assessed on the day of completion.

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