State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2334 – Repair and reconstruction of common wall – Repair and Reconstruction of common wall shall be made at the cost of the co-owners in proportion to their respective shares. § 1 - If the compound wall is in the nature of a fence, the expense shall be divided among the co-owners in equal shares. § 2 - If besides the fencing, any of the co-owners derives from the compound wall another benefit which is not common to the other co-owner the expense shall be rateably distributed among them in proportion to the benefit which each one derives. § 3 - If the collapse of wall results solely from any act the benefit of which one of the co-owner derives, only the said co-owner shall be bound to reconstruct or repair it.