1. The usufructuary shall exercise in preserving the thing, the care of an ordinary person. 2. If the thing perishes or is destroyed without fault or negligence on the part of the usufructuary, they shall not be liable. 3. The usufructuary shall be liable for the loss or destruction of the thing, even if due to an external cause, if they delay its return to the owner after being notified, following the termination of the usufruct, unless they prove that the thing would have been lost or perished even if it had remained in the possession of the owner.
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