Real Rights and Co-Ownership

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Course Outline

  1. Usufruct: Meaning and Functions
  2. Usufruct Duration and Transfer
  3. Usufructuary Powers and Duties
  4. Quasi-Usufruct and Extinction
  5. Use and Habitation Rights
  6. Servitudes: Structure and Limits
  7. Creation and Coercive Servitudes
  8. Exercise and Extinction of Servitudes
  9. Surface and Emphyteusis
  10. Co-Ownership and Administration
  11. Co-ownership Decisions and Judicial Control
  12. Division and Condominium Ownership
  13. Possession, Detention and Their Effects
  14. Possessory Protection and Reinstatement
  15. Maintenance and Preventive Remedies
  16. Usucapion and Its Requirements

1. Usufruct: Meaning and Functions

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Usufruct : A real right allowing a person to use another’s property and take its fruits while respecting the property’s economic purpose.
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1. Concerning the meaning and functions of usufruct, which propositions are correct?

2. Regarding the respective functions of usufruct and bare ownership, select the correct propositions:

3. Concerning usufruct duration and transfer, which propositions are correct?

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What is usufruct in property law?

A real right to use another's property and take its fruits respecting its economic purpose.

What can a usufructuary do with the property?

Use the property and obtain its benefits without altering its economic purpose.

Who retains ownership during usufruct and what happens after?

The bare owner retains ownership and recovers full ownership when usufruct ends.

What types of property can usufruct concern?

Movable or immovable things, income-producing rights, universalities of assets, estates, or portions of estates.

What is an example of reserving usufruct when selling property?

Selling a house while reserving usufruct to keep living in it and gain liquidity.

What is the maximum duration of usufruct for a natural person?

It cannot last beyond the usufructuary's life.

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