Civil Code · Book II: Property, Ownership, and Its Modifications · Title II: Ownership

Article 442

Chapter 2: Right of Accession General Provisions · Sec. 1: Right of Accession with Respect to What Is Produced by Property

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

Natural fruits are the spontaneous products of the soil, and the young and other products of animals.

Industrial fruits are those produced by lands of any kind through cultivation or labor.

Civil fruits are the rents of buildings, the price of leases of lands and other property and the amount of perpetual or life annuities or other similar income. (355a)

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.