State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 498 – Expenses for conservation – The possessor in good faith, as well as possessor in bad faith, have the right to be reimbursed of all the expenditure incurred in the preservation of the property; however only the possessor in good faith is entitled to retain the thing, so long as he is not paid. § 1 - The amount of such expenditure shall be set against with the net income of the fruits received. § 2 - If the restitution is of different things, the retention is admissible only relating to those in which improvements were carried out.