Title 3 — Eigendom van onroerende zaken · Civil Code — Book 5

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The ownership of land includes, insofar as the law does not provide otherwise:

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The authority of the owner of the land to use it includes the authority to use the space above and below the surface.

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Where a plot of land is not enclosed, anyone may enter it, unless the owner may suffer damage or nuisance as a result, or has clearly indicated that…

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If an object or an animal has ended up on the land of another person otherwise than through the intent or gross negligence of the owner, the owner of…

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Immovable property that has no other owner belongs to the State.

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The seabed of the territorial sea and of the Wadden Sea is the property of the State.

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The beaches of the sea up to the foot of the dunes are presumed to be the property of the State.

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The land upon which public waterways are situated is presumed to be the property of the State.

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Immovable property that is for public use, with the exception of seashores, is presumed to be the property of the public body by which it is…

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The boundary of a plot of land situated along a body of water shifts with the shoreline, except in the event of intentional reclamation or temporary…

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A shift in the shoreline no longer alters the boundary once it has been established, either by the owners of the land and the water in accordance…

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The determination of the boundary by the owners of land and water shall be effected by a notarial deed intended for that purpose, followed within…

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A claim for the determination of a boundary shall only be granted if the institution thereof has been registered in the public registers and all…

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If, after the boundary has been established, the shoreline of a public body of water shifts inland, the owner of the inundated plot must tolerate the…

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The bank line within the meaning of the preceding five articles shall be determined by the normal water level, or, in the case of waters the level of…

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New dunes forming on the beach shall belong to the owner of the dune adjacent to the beach, once both dunes have become a single entity, such that…

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If a wall, fence, hedge or ditch, or a non-navigable flowing water, a trench, canal or similar watercourse serves as a partition between two plots of…