Title 4 — Bevoegdheden en verplichtingen van eigenaars van naburige erven · Civil Code — Book 5

5:37 Article 5:37

The owner of a plot of land may not, to an extent or in a manner that is unlawful pursuant to Article 162 of Book 6, cause nuisance to owners of…

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Lower-lying land must receive the water that naturally flows down from higher-lying land.

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The owner of a plot of land may not, to a degree or in a manner that is unlawful pursuant to Article 162 of Book 6, cause nuisance to owners of other…

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The owner of a plot of land bordering on public or flowing water may make use of the water for flushing, for watering livestock, or for other similar…

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Articles 38, 39 and 40, paragraph 1, may be departed from by ordinance.

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It is not permitted to have trees, shrubs or hedges within the distance from the boundary line of another person's property as determined in…

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For the purposes of this and the following Title, the term "wall" (muur) shall be understood to mean any opaque partition constructed of stone, wood…

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If a neighbour whose plantings overhang the land of another, despite a demand from the owner of this land, fails to remove the overhanging parts, the…

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Fruits that fall from trees on a plot of land onto a neighbouring plot of land belong to the person to whom the fruits of this latter plot of land…

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The owner of a plot of land may at any time demand from the owner of the adjacent plot of land that clearly perceptible boundary markers be placed on…

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If the course of the boundary between two plots of land is uncertain, each of the owners may at any time petition the court to determine the boundary.

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The owner of a plot of land is entitled to enclose it.

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Each of the owners of adjacent plots of land in a built-up area of a municipality may at any time demand that the other owner cooperates in the…

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Unless the owner of the neighbouring property has given consent thereto, it is not permitted to have windows or other wall openings, or balconies or…

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In walls situated within the distance specified in the preceding article, light openings may at all times be made, provided that they are fitted with…

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An owner is obliged to arrange the roofing of his buildings and works in such a manner that water does not run off onto the land of another.

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An owner is obliged to ensure that no water or refuse from his premises enters the gutter of another person's premises.

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If a building or work has been constructed partly on, above or below the land of another, and the owner of the building or work would be…

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If a neighboring plot is endangered by the imminent collapse of a building or structure, the owner of that plot may at any time demand that measures…

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Where it is necessary to make temporary use of another immovable property for the performance of work for the benefit of an immovable property, the…

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The owner of a plot of land that does not have proper access to a public road or a public waterway may at any time demand from the owners of the…

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The owner of a plot of land who wishes to supply water, electricity, gas, and heat that is available to him elsewhere by means of a conduit, may…

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Where the boundary between two plots of land runs longitudinally under a non-navigable flowing water, a ditch, a canal or a similar watercourse, the…