SECTION 2–ACCESSION IN RELATION TO IMMOVABLES Art. 490. Accession above and below the surface. Unless otherwise provided by law, the ownership of a tract of land carries with it the ownership of everything that is directly above or under it. The owner may make works on, above, or below the land as he pleases, and […]
Art. 491. Buildings, other constructions, standing timber, and crops. Buildings, other constructions permanently attached to the ground, standing timber, and unharvested crops or ungathered fruits of trees may belong to a person other than the owner of the ground. Nevertheless, they are presumed to belong to the owner of the ground, unless separate ownership is […]
Art. 492. Separate ownership of part of a building. Separate ownership of a part of a building, such as a floor, an apartment, or a room, may be established only by a juridical act of the owner of the entire building when and in the manner expressly authorized by law. Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
Art. 493. Ownership of improvements Buildings, other constructions permanently attached to the ground, and plantings made on the land of another with his consent belong to him who made them. They belong to the owner of the ground when they are made without his consent. When the owner of buildings, other constructions permanently attached to […]
Art. 493.1. Ownership of component parts Things incorporated in or attached to an immovable so as to become its component parts under Articles 465 and 466 belong to the owner of the immovable. Acts 1984, No. 933, §1.
Art. 493.2. Loss of ownership by accession; claims of former owner One who has lost the ownership of a thing to the owner of an immovable may have a claim against him or against a third person in accordance with the following provisions. Acts 1984, No. 933, §1.
Art. 494. Constructions by landowner with materials of another. When the owner of an immovable makes on it constructions, plantings, or works with materials of another, he may retain them, regardless of his good or bad faith, on reimbursing the owner of the materials their current value and repairing the injury that he may have […]
Art. 495. Things incorporated in, or attached to, an immovable with the consent of the owner of the immovable. One who incorporates in, or attaches to, the immovable of another, with his consent, things that become component parts of the immovable under Articles 465 and 466, may, in the absence of other provisions of law […]
Art. 496. Constructions by possessor in good faith. When constructions, plantings, or works are made by a possessor in good faith, the owner of the immovable may not demand their demolition and removal. He is bound to keep them and at his option to pay to the possessor either the cost of the materials and […]
Art. 497. Constructions by bad faith possessor. When constructions, plantings, or works are made by a bad faith possessor, the owner of the immovable may keep them or he may demand their demolition and removal at the expense of the possessor, and, in addition, damages for the injury that he may have sustained. If he […]
Art. 498. Claims against third persons One who has lost the ownership of a thing to the owner of an immovable may assert against third persons his rights under Articles 493, 493.1, 494, 495, 496, or 497 when they are evidenced by an instrument filed for registry in the appropriate conveyance or mortgage records of […]
Art. 499. Alluvion and dereliction. Accretion formed successively and imperceptibly on the bank of a river or stream, whether navigable or not, is called alluvion. The alluvion belongs to the owner of the bank, who is bound to leave public that portion of the bank which is required for the public use. The same rule […]
Art. 500. Shore of the sea or of a lake. There is no right to alluvion or dereliction on the shore of the sea or of lakes. Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
Art. 501. Division of alluvion. Alluvion formed in front of the property of several owners is divided equitably, taking into account the extent of the front of each property prior to the formation of the alluvion in issue. Each owner is entitled to a fair proportion of the area of the alluvion and a fair […]
Art. 502. Sudden action of waters. If a sudden action of the waters of a river or stream carries away an identifiable piece of ground and unites it with other lands on the same or on the opposite bank, the ownership of the piece of ground so carried away is not lost. The owner may […]
Art. 503. Island formed by river opening a new channel. When a river or stream, whether navigable or not, opens a new channel and surrounds riparian land making it an island, the ownership of that land is not affected. Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
Art. 504. Ownership of abandoned bed when river changes course. When a navigable river or stream abandons its bed and opens a new one, the owners of the land on which the new bed is located shall take by way of indemnification the abandoned bed, each in proportion to the quantity of land that he […]
Art. 505. Islands and sandbars in navigable rivers. Islands, and sandbars that are not attached to a bank, formed in the beds of navigable rivers or streams, belong to the state. Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
Art. 506. Ownership of beds of nonnavigable rivers or streams. In the absence of title or prescription, the beds of nonnavigable rivers or streams belong to the riparian owners along a line drawn in the middle of the bed. Acts 1979, No. 180, §1.
