Book Two: Nominate Contracts · Section Two: Contracts of Usufruct · Chapter Two: Loan for Use ( Commodatum) · Part One: Definition and Effects of Loan for Use
If a person borrows land to build or plant thereon for a period limited by stipulation or by custom, the lender shall, upon the expiration of this period, have the option to either require the borrower to demolish the building or uproot the trees and restore the land to its former condition, or to pay them the value of the building or the value of the trees uprooted, unless agreed otherwise.
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