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Part Four: Property Law

Division One: Ownership

Title Eighteen: General Provisions

Art. 641 I. In general

Art. 641a I. In general / II. Animals

Art. 642 B. Scope of ownership / I. Constituent parts

Art. 643 B. Scope of ownership / II. Natural fruits

Art. 644 B. Scope of ownership / III. Accessories / 1. Definition

Art. 645 B. Scope of ownership / III. Accessories / 2. Exclusions

Art. 646 C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 1. Relationship among co-owners

Art. 647 C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 2. Use and administration rules

Art. 647a C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 3. Ordinary administration

Art. 647b C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 4. Major administrative acts

Art. 647c C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 5. Construction work / a. Necessary work

Art. 647d C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 5. Construction work / b. Useful work

Art. 647e C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 5. Construction work / c. Works to improve appearance or convenience

Art. 648 C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 6. Power of disposal over the object

Art. 649 C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 7. Costs and expenses

Art. 649a C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 8. Binding nature of rules and noting in the land register

Art. 649b C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 9. Exclusion from collective ownership / a. Co-owners

Art. 649c C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 9. Exclusion from collective ownership / b. Further entitled persons

Art. 650 C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 10. Dissolution / a. Right to request division

Art. 651 C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / 10. Dissolution / b. Form of partition

Art. 651a C. Collective ownership / I. Co-ownership / c. Animals kept as pets

Art. 652 C. Collective ownership / II. Joint ownership / 1. Prerequisites

Art. 653 C. Collective ownership / II. Joint ownership / 2. Effect

Art. 654 C. Collective ownership / II. Joint ownership / 3. Dissolution

Art. 654a C. Collective ownership / II. Joint ownership / III. Joint ownership of agricultural enterprises and land

Title Nineteen: Land Ownership

Chapter One: Object, Acquisition and Loss of Land Ownership

Art. 655 I. Immovable property

Art. 655a I. Immovable property / II. Dependent property

Art. 656 B. Acquisition / I. Registration

Art. 657 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 1. Transfer

Art. 658 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 2. Appropriation

Art. 659 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 3. Formation of new land

Art. 660 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 4. Ground displacement / a. In general

Art. 660a B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 4. Ground displacement / b. Constant ground displacement

Art. 660b B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 4. Ground displacement / c. Redrawing of boundaries

Art. 661 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 5. Adverse possession / a. Ordinary adverse possession

Art. 662 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 5. Adverse possession / b. Extraordinary adverse possession

Art. 663 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 5. Adverse possession / c. Time limits

Art. 664 B. Acquisition / II. Types of acquisition / 6. Ownerless and public objects

Art. 665 B. Acquisition / III. Right to registration

Art. 666 C. Loss

Art. 666a D. Judicial measures / I. Where the owner cannot be found

Art. 666b D. Judicial measures / II. in the absence of the required management bodies

Chapter Two: Substance and Limitation of Land Ownership

Art. 667 A. Substance / I. Scope

Art. 668 A. Substance / II. Boundaries / 1. Type of boundary

Art. 669 A. Substance / II. Boundaries / 2. Duty to establish boundaries

Art. 670 A. Substance / II. Boundaries / 3. Co-ownership of boundary markers

Art. 671 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 1. Land and building materials / a. Ownership

Art. 672 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 1. Land and building materials / b. Compensation

Art. 673 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 1. Land and building materials / c. Assignment of land ownership

Art. 674 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 2. Encroaching buildings

Art. 675 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 3. Building right

Art. 676 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 4. Pipes, cables, conduits

Art. 677 A. Substance / III. Buildings on the parcel of land / 5. Movable structures

Art. 678 A. Substance / IV. Plants grown on the parcel of land

Art. 679 A. Substance / 1. Acts in excess of ownership rights

Art. 679a A. Substance / 1. Acts in excess of ownership rights / 2. Lawful management of the land

Art. 680 B. Limitations / I. In general

Art. 681 B. Limitations / II. Restrictions on alienation; statutory right of pre-emption / 1. General principles

Art. 681a B. Limitations / II. Restrictions on alienation; statutory right of pre-emption / 2. Exercise

Art. 681b B. Limitations / II. Restrictions on alienation; statutory right of pre-emption / 3. Modification, waiver

Art. 682 B. Limitations / II. Restrictions on alienation; statutory right of pre-emption / 3. Modification, waiver / 4. In respect of co-ownership and building rights

Art. 682a B. Limitations / II. Restrictions on alienation; statutory right of pre-emption / 5. Right of pre-emption of farms and farmland

Art. 683

Art. 684 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 1. Excess detriment

Art. 685 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 2. Excavation and construction / a. Rule

Art. 686 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 2. Excavation and construction / b. Cantonal regulations

Art. 687 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 3. Plants / a. Rule

Art. 688 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 3. Plants / b. Cantonal regulations

Art. 689 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 4. Flowing waters

Art. 690 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 5. Drainage

Art. 691 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 6. Pipes, cables, conduits / a. Duty to permit

Art. 692 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 6. Pipes, cables, conduits / b. Safeguarding the interests of the servient landowner

Art. 693 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 6. Pipes, cables, conduits / c. Change of circumstances

Art. 694 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 7. Rights of way / a. Necessary right of way

Art. 695 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 7. Rights of way / b. Other rights of way

Art. 696 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 7. Rights of way / c. Notation in the land register

Art. 697 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 8. Enclosure

Art. 698 B. Limitations / III. Law of neighbours / 9. Duty to maintain

Art. 699 B. Limitations / IV. Right of access and to ward off danger / 1. Access

Art. 700 B. Limitations / IV. Right of access and to ward off danger / 2. Retrieval of driftage and the like

Art. 701 B. Limitations / IV. Right of access and to ward off danger / 3. Trespass to ward off danger or damage

Art. 702 B. Limitations / V. Public law restrictions on ownership / 1. In general

Art. 703 B. Limitations / V. Public law restrictions on ownership / 2. Land improvements

Art. 704 C. Rights to springs and wells / I. Spring ownership and spring rights

Art. 705 C. Rights to springs and wells / II. Diversion of springs

Art. 706 C. Rights to springs and wells / III. Cutting off springs / 1. Damages

Art. 707 C. Rights to springs and wells / III. Cutting off springs / 2. Restoration

Art. 708 C. Rights to springs and wells / IV. Community of spring owners

Art. 709 C. Rights to springs and wells / V. Use of springs

Art. 710 C. Rights to springs and wells / VI. Right to use an essential water source

Art. 711 C. Rights to springs and wells / VII. Duty to cede / 1. Water sources

Art. 712 C. Rights to springs and wells / VII. Duty to cede / 2. Land

Chapter Three:1 Condominium

Art. 712a A. Definition and object / I. Definition

Art. 712b A. Definition and object / II. Object

Art. 712c A. Definition and object / III. Power of disposal

Art. 712d B. Creation and extinction / I. Deed of constitution

Art. 712e B. Creation and extinction / II. Layout of the condominium units and shares in the property

Art. 712f B. Creation and extinction / III. Extinction

Art. 712g C. Administration and use / I. Applicable provisions

Art. 712h C. Administration and use / II. Communal charges and costs / 1. Definition and distribution

Art. 712i C. Administration and use / II. Communal charges and costs / 2. Liability for cost contributions / a. Statutory charge

Art. 712k C. Administration and use / II. Communal charges and costs / 2. Liability for cost contributions / b. Special lien

Art. 712l C. Administration and use / III. Community’s capacity to act

Art. 712m D. Organisation / I. Assembly of condominium owners / 1. Competence and legal status

Art. 712n D. Organisation / I. Assembly of condominium owners / 2. Convening and chairing meetings

Art. 712o D. Organisation / I. Assembly of condominium owners / 3. Voting rights

Art. 712p D. Organisation / I. Assembly of condominium owners / 4. Quorum

Art. 712q D. Organisation / II. Administrator / 1. Appointment

Art. 712r D. Organisation / II. Administrator / 2. Removal

Art. 712s D. Organisation / II. Administrator / 3. Duties / a. Implementation of provisions and resolutions concerning administration and use

Art. 712t D. Organisation / II. Administrator / 3. Duties / b. External representation

Title Twenty: Chattel Ownership

Art. 713 A. Object

Art. 714 B. Forms of acquisition / I. Transfer / 1. Delivery of possession

Art. 715 B. Forms of acquisition / I. Transfer / 2. Reservation of ownership / a. In general

Art. 716 B. Forms of acquisition / I. Transfer / 2. Reservation of ownership / b. Transactions involving payment by instalments

Art. 717 B. Forms of acquisition / I. Transfer / 3. Acquisition without possession

Art. 718 B. Forms of acquisition / II. Appropriation / 1. Ownerless chattels

Art. 719 B. Forms of acquisition / II. Appropriation / 2. Escaped animals

Art. 720 B. Forms of acquisition / III. Found property / a. In general

Art. 720a B. Forms of acquisition / III. Found property / b. Animals

Art. 721 B. Forms of acquisition / III. Found property / 2. Safekeeping and auction

Art. 722 B. Forms of acquisition / III. Found property / 3. Acquisition of ownership, return

Art. 723 B. Forms of acquisition / III. Found property / 4. Treasure trove

Art. 724 B. Forms of acquisition / III. Found property / 5. Objects of scientific value

Art. 725 B. Forms of acquisition / IV. Driftage

Art. 726 B. Forms of acquisition / V. Processing

Art. 727 B. Forms of acquisition / VI. Joining and mixing chattels

Art. 728 B. Forms of acquisition / VII. Adverse possession

Art. 729 C. Loss

Division Two: Limited Rights in rem

Title Twenty-One: Easements and Real Burdens

Chapter One: Easements

Art. 730 A. Object

Art. 731 B. Creation and extinction / I. Creation / 1. Registration

Art. 732 B. Creation and extinction / I. Creation / 2. Legal transaction

Art. 733 B. Creation and extinction / I. Creation / 3. Creation in favour of own property

Art. 734 B. Creation and extinction / II. Extinction / 1. In general

Art. 735 B. Creation and extinction / II. Extinction / 2. Amalgamation

Art. 736 B. Creation and extinction / II. Extinction / 3. By court order

Art. 737 C. Nature / I. Scope / 1. In general

Art. 738 C. Nature / I. Scope / 2. As defined by land register entry

Art. 739 C. Nature / I. Scope / 3. If needs change

Art. 740 C. Nature / I. Scope / 4. Cantonal law and local custom

Art. 740a C. Nature / I. Scope / 5. In the case of two or more beneficiaries

Art. 741 C. Nature / II. Duty of maintenance

Art. 742 C. Nature / III. Relocation of the encumbrance

Art. 743 C. Nature / III. Relocation of the encumbrance / 2. Partition / a. Of the dominant property

Art. 744

Chapter Two: Usufruct and other Personal Servitudes

Art. 745 A. Usufruct / I. Object

Art. 746 A. Usufruct / II. Establishment / 1. In general

Art. 747

Art. 748 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 1. Grounds

Art. 749 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 2. Duration

Art. 750 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 3. Replacement on extinction of usufruct

Art. 751 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 4. Return / a. Duty

Art. 752 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 4. Return / b. Liability

Art. 753 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 4. Return / c. Costs

Art. 754 A. Usufruct / III. Extinction / 5. Limitation of compensation rights

Art. 755 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / a. In general

Art. 756 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / a. In general / b. Natural fruits

Art. 757 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / a. In general / c. Interest

Art. 758 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / a. In general / d. Assignability

Art. 759 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 2. Rights of the owner / a. Supervision

Art. 760 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 2. Rights of the owner / b. Security

Art. 761 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 2. Rights of the owner / c. Security in the case of gifts and statutory usufruct

Art. 762 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 2. Rights of the owner / d. Consequence of failure to provide security

Art. 763 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 3. Inventory

Art. 764 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 4. Costs / a. Preservation of the object

Art. 765 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 4. Costs / b. Maintenance and administration

Art. 766 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 4. Costs / c. Duty to pay interest on usufruct of assets

Art. 767 A. Usufruct / IV. Scope / 4. Costs / d. Insurance

Art. 768 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 1. Land / a. Fruits

Art. 769 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 1. Land / b. Use

Art. 770 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 1. Land / c. Woodland

Art. 771 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 1. Land / d. Mines

Art. 772 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 2. Consumables and valued chattels

Art. 773 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 3. Claims / a. Scope

Art. 774 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 3. Claims / b. Repayments and reinvestment

Art. 775 A. Usufruct / V. Special cases / 3. Claims / c. Right to assignment

Art. 776 B. Right of residence / I. In general

Art. 777 B. Right of residence / II. Rights of the usufructuary

Art. 778 B. Right of residence / III. Maintenance costs

Art. 779 C. Building right / I. Object and entry in the land register

Art. 779a C. Building right / II. Legal transaction

Art. 779b C. Building right / III. Nature, scope and noting

Art. 779c C. Building right / IV. Consequences of expiry / 1. Reversion

Art. 779d C. Building right / IV. Consequences of expiry / 2. Compensation

Art. 779e

Art. 779f C. Building right / V. Premature reversion / 1. Prerequisites

Art. 779g C. Building right / V. Premature reversion / 2. Exercising the right of reversion

Art. 779h C. Building right / V. Premature reversion / 3. Other applicable cases

Art. 779i C. Building right / VI. Liability for remuneration for the right / 1. Right to establish a charge

Art. 779k C. Building right / VI. Liability for remuneration for the right / 2. Registration

Art. 779l C. Building right / VII. Maximum duration

Art. 780 D. Right of access to water sources

Art. 781 E. Other servitudes

Art. 781a F. Judicial measures

Title Twenty-Two: Charges on Immovable Property

Chapter One: General Provisions

Art. 793 A. Requirements / I. Types

Art. 794 A. Requirements / II. Form of the debt / 1. Amount

Art. 795 A. Requirements / II. Form of the debt / 2. Interest

Art. 796 A. Requirements / III. Immovable property / 1. Property subject to a charge

Art. 797 A. Requirements / III. Immovable property / 2. Specification / a. In the case of a single property

Art. 798 A. Requirements / III. Immovable property / 2. Specification / b. In the case of more than one property

Art. 798a A. Requirements / III. Immovable property / 3. Agricultural properties

Art. 799 B. Creation and extinction / I. Creation / 1. Registration

Art. 800 B. Creation and extinction / I. Creation / 2. In the case of joint ownership

Art. 801 B. Creation and extinction / II. Extinction

Art. 802 B. Creation and extinction / III. Charges on consolidated land / 1. Transfer of charges

Art. 803 B. Creation and extinction / III. Charges on consolidated land / 2. Redemption by the debtor

Art. 804 B. Creation and extinction / III. Charges on consolidated land / 3. Monetary compensation

Art. 805 C. Effect / I. Extent of security

Art. 806 C. Effect / II. Rent

Art. 807 C. Effect / III. Prescription

Art. 808 C. Effect / IV. Conservatory measures / 1. In the event of a reduction in value / a. Court order and action by the creditor

Art. 809 C. Effect / IV. Conservatory measures / 1. In the event of a reduction in value / b. Security, restoration, redemption

Art. 810 C. Effect / IV. Conservatory measures / 2. Depreciation without owner’s fault

Art. 811 C. Effect / IV. Conservatory measures / 3. Disposal of minor portions of the property

Art. 812 C. Effect / V. Further encumbrances

Art. 813 C. Effect / VI. Rank / 1. Effect of rank

Art. 814 C. Effect / VI. Rank / 2. Ranking

Art. 815 C. Effect / VI. Rank / 3. Vacant ranks

Art. 816 C. Effect / VII. Foreclosure / 1. Mode

Art. 817 C. Effect / VII. Foreclosure / 2. Distribution of the proceeds

Art. 818 C. Effect / VII. Foreclosure / 3. Extent of security

Art. 819 C. Effect / VII. Foreclosure / 4. Security for maintenance costs

Art. 820 C. Effect / VIII. Charge in the case of land improvements / 1. Precedence

Art. 821 C. Effect / VIII. Charge in the case of land improvements / 2. Extinction of debt and charge

Art. 822 C. Effect / IX. Entitlement to insurers’ payments

Art. 823 C. Effect / X. Untraceable creditor

Chapter Two: Mortgages

Art. 824 A. Purpose and nature

Art. 825 B. Establishment and extinction / I. Establishment

Art. 826 B. Establishment and extinction / II. Extinction / 1. Right to have entry deleted

Art. 827 B. Establishment and extinction / II. Extinction / 2. Position of owner

Art. 828 B. Establishment and extinction / II. Extinction / 3. Unilateral redemption / a. Conditions and procedure

Art. 829 B. Establishment and extinction / II. Extinction / 3. Unilateral redemption / b. Public auction

Art. 830 B. Establishment and extinction / II. Extinction / 3. Unilateral redemption / c. Official valuation

Art. 831 B. Establishment and extinction / II. Extinction / 4. Termination

Art. 832 C. Effect / I. Ownership and liability / 1. Alienation

Art. 833 C. Effect / I. Ownership and liability / 2. Division

Art. 834 C. Effect / I. Ownership and liability / 3. Notice of assumption of debt

Art. 835 C. Effect / II. Assignment of a debt

Art. 836 D. Statutory charge on immovable property / I. Under cantonal law

Art. 837 D. Statutory charge on immovable property / II. With entry / 1. Cases in point

Art. 838 D. Statutory charge on immovable property / II. With entry / 2. Vendor, co-heirs and co-owners

Art. 839 D. Statutory charge on immovable property / II. With entry / 3. Tradesmen and building contractors / a. Registration

Art. 840 D. Statutory charge on immovable property / II. With entry / 3. Tradesmen and building contractors / b. Rank

Art. 841 D. Statutory charge on immovable property / II. With entry / 3. Tradesmen and building contractors / c. Privileged claim

Chapter Three:2 Mortgage Certificates

Art. 842 A. Mortgage certificate / I. Purpose; Relationship with the debt arising from the basic relationship

Art. 843 A. Mortgage certificate / II. Form

Art. 844 A. Mortgage certificate / III. Position of owner

Art. 845 A. Mortgage certificate / IV. Sale. Division

Art. 846 A. Mortgage certificate / V. Mortgage certificate debt and ancillary agreements / 1. In general

Art. 847 A. Mortgage certificate / V. Mortgage certificate debt and ancillary agreements / 2. Notice

Art. 848 A. Mortgage certificate / VI. Protection of persons acting in good faith

Art. 849 A. Mortgage certificate / VII. Objections by the debtor

Art. 850 A. Mortgage certificate / VIII. Authorised person

Art. 851 A. Mortgage certificate / IX. Place of payment

Art. 852 A. Mortgage certificate / X. Changes in the legal relationship

Art. 853 A. Mortgage certificate / XI. Discharge

Art. 854 A. Mortgage certificate / XII. Extinction / 1. In the absence of a creditor

Art. 855 A. Mortgage certificate / XII. Extinction / 2. Deletion

Art. 856 A. Mortgage certificate / XIII. Public call to creditors

Art. 857 B. Register mortgage certificate / I. Establishment

Art. 858 B. Register mortgage certificate / II. Transfer

Art. 859 B. Register mortgage certificate / III. Pledging, distraint and usufruct

Art. 860 C. Mortgage certificate on paper / I. Creation / 1. Registration

Art. 861 C. Mortgage certificate on paper / I. Creation / 2. Document of title

Art. 862 C. Mortgage certificate on paper / II. Protection of persons acting in good faith

Art. 863 C. Mortgage certificate on paper / III. Creditor's rights / 1. Claims

Art. 864 C. Mortgage certificate on paper / III. Creditor's rights / 2. Assignment

Art. 865 C. Mortgage certificate on paper / IV. Cancellation

Art. 866-874

Section Four: Issue of Bonds secured by a Charge on Immovable Property

Art. 875 A. Bond issues secured by a charge

Art. 876-883

Chapter Twenty-Three: Charges on Chattels

Chapter One: Pledges of Chattels and Special Liens

Art. 884 A. Pledges / I. Establishment / 1. Possession by pledgee

Art. 885 A. Pledges / I. Establishment / 2. Pledge of livestock

Art. 886 A. Pledges / I. Establishment / 3. Subordinate pledge

Art. 887 A. Pledges / I. Establishment / 4. Further pledge by pledgee

Art. 888 A. Pledges / II. Extinction / 1. Loss of possession

Art. 889 A. Pledges / II. Extinction / 2. Return

Art. 890 A. Pledges / II. Extinction / 3. Liability of the pledgee

Art. 891 A. Pledges / III. Effect / 1. Rights of the pledgee

Art. 892 A. Pledges / III. Effect / 2. Scope of the general lien

Art. 893 A. Pledges / III. Effect / 3. Rank

Art. 894 A. Pledges / III. Effect / 4. Default agreements

Art. 895 B. Special lien / I. Requirements

Art. 896 B. Special lien / II. Exceptions

Art. 897 B. Special lien / III. In the event of insolvency

Art. 898 B. Special lien / IV. Effect

Chapter Four: Mortgage Bonds

Art. 916–918

Division Three: Possession and the Land Register

Title Twenty-Four: Possession

Art. 919 A. Definition and types / I. Definition

Art. 920 A. Definition and types / II. Direct and derivative possession

Art. 921 A. Definition and types / III. Temporary interruption

Art. 922 B. Transfer / I. Among parties present in person

Art. 923 B. Transfer / II. Among absent persons

Art. 924 B. Transfer / III. Without physical transfer

Art. 925 B. Transfer / IV. In the case of documents of title to goods

Art. 926 C. Legal remedies / I. Protection of possession / 1. Defence against interference

Art. 927 C. Legal remedies / I. Protection of possession / 2. Action for restitution

Art. 928 C. Legal remedies / I. Protection of possession / 3. Action for trespass

Art. 929 C. Legal remedies / I. Protection of possession / 4. Admissibility and prescription

Art. 930 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 1. Presumption of ownership

Art. 931 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 2. Presumption of indirect ownership

Art. 932 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 3. Action against the possessor

Art. 933 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 4. Power of disposal and right of restitution / a. Entrusted objects

Art. 934 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 4. Power of disposal and right of restitution / b. Stolen or lost chattels

Art. 935 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 4. Power of disposal and right of restitution / c. Cash and bearer securities

Art. 936 C. Legal remedies / II. Remedies / 4. Power of disposal and right of restitution / d. Bad faith

Art. 937 5. Presumption of title to land

Art. 938 5. Presumption of title to land / III. Liability / 1. Possessor in good faith / a. Use

Art. 939 5. Presumption of title to land / III. Liability / 1. Possessor in good faith / b. Indemnity

Art. 940 5. Presumption of title to land / III. Liability / 2. Possession in bad faith

Art. 941 5. Presumption of title to land / IV. Adverse possession

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Land Register

Art. 942 A. Organisation / I. Constituent parts / 1. In general

Art. 943 2. Registered data / a. Object

Art. 944 2. Registered data / b. Exceptions

Art. 945 2. Registered data / 3. Registers / a. Main Register

Art. 946 2. Registered data / 3. Registers / b. Folio

Art. 947 2. Registered data / 3. Registers / c. Joint folio

Art. 948 2. Registered data / 3. Registers / d. Journal, supporting documents

Art. 949 a. In general

Art. 949a a. In general / b. For electronic registers

Art. 950 a. In general / 5. Official cadastral survey

Art. 951 a. In general / II. Keeping the register / 1. Districts / a. Allocation to districts

Art. 952 a. In general / II. Keeping the register / 1. Districts / b. Land straddling more than one district

Art. 953 a. In general / II. Keeping the register / 2. Land registries

Art. 954 a. In general / II. Keeping the register / 3. Fees

Art. 955 a. In general / III. Liability

Art. 956 a. In general / III. Liability / 2. Administrative supervision

Art. 956a a. In general / V. Legal protection / 1. Right of appeal

Art. 956b a. In general / V. Legal protection / 2. Appeal proceedings

Art. 957

Art. 958 B. Registration / I. Land register entries / 1. Ownership and rights in rem

Art. 959 B. Registration / I. Land register entries / 2. Priority notices / a. Personal rights

Art. 960 B. Registration / I. Land register entries / 2. Priority notices / b. Restrictions on powers of disposal

Art. 961 B. Registration / I. Land register entries / 2. Priority notices / c. Provisional entries

Art. 961a B. Registration / I. Land register entries / 2. Priority notices / d. Entry of subordinate rights

Art. 962 B. Registration / 1. Restrictions under public law

Art. 962a B. Registration / 1. Restrictions under public law / 2. Of representatives

Art. 963 B. Registration / III. Requirements for entry / 1. Applications / a. For an entry

Art. 964 B. Registration / III. Requirements for entry / 1. Applications / b. For a deletion

Art. 965 B. Registration / III. Requirements for entry / 2. Authority / a. Valid proof of authority

Art. 966 B. Registration / III. Requirements for entry / 2. Authority / b. Completion of application

Art. 967 B. Registration / IV. Manner of entry / 1. In general

Art. 968 B. Registration / IV. Manner of entry / 2. For easements

Art. 969 B. Registration / V. Duty to notify

Art. 970 C. Public nature of land register / I. Information and right of consultation

Art. 970a C. Public nature of land register / II. Publication

Art. 971 D. Effect / I. Need for an entry

Art. 972 D. Effect / II. Effect of entry / 1. In general

Art. 973 D. Effect / II. Effect of entry / 2. In relation to third parties acting in good faith

Art. 974 D. Effect / II. Effect of entry / 3. In relation to third parties acting in bad faith

Art. 974a E. Deletion and amendment of entries / I. Revision / 1. On the division of property

Art. 974b E. Deletion and amendment of entries / I. Revision / 2. In the case of the consolidation of parcels of land

Art. 975 E. Deletion and amendment of entries / II. Unwarranted entries

Art. 976 E. Deletion and amendment of entries / 1. Clearly insignificant entries

Art. 976a E. Deletion and amendment of entries / 1. Clearly insignificant entries / 2. Other entries / a. In general

Art. 976b E. Deletion and amendment of entries / 1. Clearly insignificant entries / 2. Other entries / b. On objection

Art. 976c E. Deletion and amendment of entries / 1. Clearly insignificant entries / 3. Public revision procedure

Art. 977 E. Deletion and amendment of entries / IV. Corrections E. Deletion and amendment of entries / IV. Corrections

1 Inserted by No II of the Federal Act of 19 Dec. 1963, in force since 1 Jan. 1965 (AS 1964 993 1005; BBl 1962 II 1461).
2 Amended in accordance with No I 1 of the Federal Act of 11 Dec. 2009 (Register Mortgage Certificates and other amendments to Property Law), in force since 1 Jan. 2012 (AS 2011 4637; BBl 2007 5283).

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