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THE EASEMENT OF

PARTY WALL

Brought to you by:

Bartolome, Bassg, Bllo!es,Brto, a!" #$os

%oobo&'$om(")*sy



WHAT IS A PARTY

WALL?



ARTICLE 658. THE EASEMENT OF PARTYWALL SHALL BE #O+ERNE BY THE

PRO+-S-ONS OF TH-S T-TLE, BY THE LO.AL

OR-NAN.ES AN ./STOMS -NSOFAR AS THEY O NOT .ONFL-.T W-TH THE SAME,AN BY THE R/LES OF .O0OWNERSH-P'



A$$or"!g to Bla$12s La%$to!ary

• A term g3e! to "es$rbe a %all thats bult o! the l!e that s bet%ee! 4a"5o!!g 6e$es o7 la!" that belo!g

to 4 "8ere!t 6eo6le 7or both o7 themto be!e9t'



A$$or"!g to Paras

• -t s a $ommo! %all %h$h se6aratest%o estates, bult by $ommo!agreeme!t at the "3"!g l!e su$h

that t o$$u6es a 6arto! o7 bothestates o! eual 6arts'



-t s a Ser3tu"e Be$ause

• The 6arty %all be!e9ts t%o or more6eo6le %thout e!$umber!g a!estate'



-t s .o0O%!ersh6 Be$ause

• Whe! the easeme!t o7 6arty %all sestablshe", there s a 6resum6to!that all o7 the 6artes %ho are

a8e$te" by the 6arty %all, they allha3e a s6rtual share ! the sa" %alla!" that a!y $ha!ges to the 6arty

%all must be ma"e 1!o%! to all6eo6le a8e$te" by the %all'



HOW MAY CO-

OWNERS USETHE PARTY

WALL?



ARTICLE 666. E+ERY PART0OWNER OF A PARTYWALL MAY /SE -T -N PROPORT-ON TO THE R-#HTHE MAY HA+E -N THE .O0OWNERSH-P, W-THO/T

-NTERFER-N# W-TH THE .OMMON AN

RESPE.T-+E /SES BY THE OTHER .O0OWNERS';<=>A?



WHEN IS THERE

A PARTY WALL?



ARTICLE 659. THE [email protected] OF ANEASEMENT OF PARTY WALL -S PRES/ME,/NLESS THERE -S A T-TLE, OR E@TER-OR

S-#N, OR PROOF TO THE .ONTRARY:



DIVIDING WALLS OFADJOINING BUILDINGS UP

TO THE POINT OFCOMMON ELEVATION



IN DIVIDING WALLS OFGARDENS OR YARDS SITUATED

IN CITIES, TOWNS, OR INRURAL COMMUNITIES



FENCES, WALLS AND LIVEHEDGES IN RURAL LANDS



MORESO



Art$le o7 the Ne% .3l .o"e

6ro3"es'''

• t$hes or "ra!s o6e!e" bet%ee!t%o estates are also 6resume" as$ommo! to both, 7 there s !o ttle or

sg! sho%!g the $o!trary'



Art$le o7 the Ne% .3l .o"e

6ro3"es'''

• There s a sg! $o!trary to the 6art0o%!ersh6 %he!e3er the earth or "rtremo3e" to o6e! the "t$h or to

$lea! t s o!ly o! o!e s"e thereo7, !%h$h $ase the o%!ersh6 o7 the"t$h shall belo!g e&$lus3ely to the

o%!er o7 the la!" ha3!g ths e&terorsg! ! ts 7a3or'



DITCH



E&teror Sg!s 3s' Ttles

• -! e&teror sg!s, there must be6hys$al 6roo7 that $a! be see! thatsu$h sg!2s e&ste!$e $a! be see!

%hle ! Ttles, e3e! 7 there are !oe&teror sg!s e!umerate", 7 thela!" %here the %all s ere$te" s

!$lu"e" ! the Ttle, the! tautomat$ally o6erates that a 6arty%all "oes !ot e&st'



WHEN ARE

THERE ETERIORSIGNS?



ARTICLE 66!. -T -S /NERSTOO THAT THERE -S AN E@TER-OR S-#N, .ONTRARY

TO THE EASEMENT OF PARTY WALL:



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+'$)+



A )'%')'$* + , $ $# 2')#,2(&'*"( $) 3140 $ '(2

/#4#$(, $) $ ("# ("#&, '(

"2 2'4'& $)'('$2 $ ("#133#& 3&(, 01( ("# +#& 3&(

2$(2 & 3&#(2 1(+&)



W"#$ ("# #$('&# + '201'( +'("'$ ("#

01$)&'#2 / $ #2((#



W"#$#%#& ("# )'%')'$* +0#&2 ("# 01&)#$ / ("#

0'$)'$* 0#42, 7&2 $)&/ /&4# / $# / ("#

01')'$*2, 01( $( ("2# /("# ("#&2



W"#$#%#& ("# )'%')'$* +0#(+##$ 1&(&)2,

*&)#$2, $) (#$#4#$(2 '2

$2(&1(#) '$ 21" +("( ("# 3'$* 2"#)2 ("#

+(#& 13$ $ $# / ("##2((#2



W"#$#%#& ("# )'%')'$* +,0#'$* 01'( / 42$&, "2

2(#33'$* 2($#2, +"'" (#&('$ '$(#&%2 3&#( /&4("# 21&/# $ $# 2')# $,

01( $( $ ("# ("#&



W"#$#%#& $)2 '$2#) 0

/#$#2 & '%# "#)*#2 )'$("#&2 +"'" &# $('$2#)



NOTE:

• These e&teror sg!s are merelyllustrat3e a!" !ot !e$essarly$o!$lus3e'



WHAT ARE THE

RULES FORREPAIRS OF THE

PARTY WALL?



ARTICLE 66. THE .OST OF REPA-RS AN.ONSTR/.T-ON OF PARTY WALLS AN THEMA-NTENAN.E OF FEN.ES, L-+E HE#ES,

-T.HES, AN RA-NS OWNE -N .OMMON,

SHALL BE BORNE BY ALL THE OWNERS OF THELANS OR TENEMENTS HA+-N# THE PARTY WALL-N THE-R FA+OR, -N PROPORT-ON TO THE R-#HT

OF EA.H'



NE+ERTHELESS, ANY OWNER MAY E@EMPTH-MSELF FROM .ONTR-B/T-N# TO TH-S .HAR#EBY RENO/N.-N# H-S PART0OWNERSH-P, [email protected] THE PARTY WALL S/PPORTS A B/-L-N#

BELON#-N# TO H-M' ;<=<?



-N #ENERAL'''

• S!$e 6arty %alls are go3er!e" bythe rules o7 $o0o%!ersh6, re6ars tobe ma"e o! 6arty %alls a!" the l1e

are 6ro6orto!ally "3"e" to ea$h6erso! %ho s be!e9tte" by the 6arty%all'



HOWE+ER'''

• A! o%!er may re!ou!$e hs 6art0o%!ersh6 o3er the 6arty %all 7 he%shes to 6ro3"e" that t meets the

7ollo%!g reustes



Reustes 7or Re!u!$ato! o7 the

Share

' Must be total or $om6lete'

4' Must be 3olu!tary a!" 7ull1!o%le"ge o7 the 7a$ts'

*' Must be ma"e be7ore thee&6e!ses are !$urre"'

)' There s a! m6le" $o!"to! thatthe o%!er must 6ay 7or !$"e!tal"amages'



E&$e6to!

• Re!u!$ato! s allo%e" /NLESS

' the re6ar has alrea"y bee!$o!tra$te" or ma"e

4' he stll uses the %all



WHAT IF AN OWNEROF A BUILDING

WANTS TO DEMOLISHHIS BUILDING?



ARTICLE 66:. -F THE OWNER OF A B/-L-N#,S/PPORTE BY A PARTY WALL ES-RES TOEMOL-SH THE B/-L-N#, HE MAY ALSO

RENO/N.E H-S PARTOWNERSH-P OF THE WALL,

B/T THE .OST OF ALL REPA-RS AN WORCNE.ESSARY TO PRE+ENT ANY AMA#E WH-.H THE EMOL-T-ON MAY .A/SE TO THE PARTY

WALL, ON TH-S O..AS-ON ONLY, SHALL BEBORNE BY H-M' ;<=?



WHYD

• -t s 5ust a !e$essary $o!seue!$ethat 7 you "estroy a bul"!g a!"there s a! a"5a$e!t bul"!g to t

that shares a 6arty %all' -t2s almostm6ossble 7or that other bul"!g tobe u!a8e$te" ! a!y %ay'



.AN AN OWNER-N.REASE THEHE-#HT OF THEPARTY WALLD



ARTICLE 66;. E+ERY OWNER MAY -N.REASE THE HE-#HT OF THE PARTY WALL, O-N# SO AT

H-S OWN E@PENSE AN PAY-N# FOR ANYAMA#E WH-.H MAY BE .A/SE BY THE WORC,

E+EN THO/#H S/.H AMA#E BE TEMPORARY'



WHO SHALL BEAR THE E@PENSESD



THE E@PENSES OF MA-NTA-N-N# THE WALL -N THE PART NEWLY RA-SE OR EEPENE AT -TSFO/NAT-ON SHALL ALSO BE PA- FOR BY H-M

AN, -N A-T-ON, THE -NEMN-TY FOR THE

-N.REASE E@PENSES WH-.H MAY BENE.ESSARY FOR THE PRESER+AT-ON OF THE

PARTY WALL BY REASON OF THE #REATERHE-#HT OR EPTH WH-.H HAS BEEN #-+EN -T



WHAT -F THE-N.REASE HE-#HT

.ANNOT BES/PPORTED



-F THE PARTY WALL .ANNOT BEAR THE-N.REASE HE-#HT, THE OWNER ES-R-N# TO

RA-SE -T SHALL BE OBL-#E TO RE.ONSTR/.T -TAT H-S OWN E@PENSE AN, -F FOR TH-S

P/RPOSE -T BE NE.ESSARY TO MACE -T TH-.CER,HE SHALL #-+E THE SPA.E RE/-RE FROM H-S

OWN LAN' ;<==?



.AN ANOTHEROWNER A/-RE PARTOWNERSH-P OF THE-N.REASE HE-#HTD



ARTICLE 665. THE OTHER OWNERS WHO HA+ENOT .ONTR-B/TE -N #-+-N# -N.REASE

HE-#HT, EPTH OR TH-.CNESS TO THE WALLMAY, NE+ERTHELESS, A./-RE THE R-#HT OF

PART0OWNERSH-P THERE-N, BY PAY-N#PROPORT-ONALLY THE +AL/E OF THE WORC AT THE T-ME OF THE A./-S-T-ON AN OF THELAN /SE FOR -TS -N.REASE TH-.CNESS'

;<=GA?



A$$or"!g to the Ne% .3l .o"e

• The other o%!ers %ho ha3e !ot$o!trbute" ! g3!g !$rease"heght, "e6th or th$1!ess to the %all

may, !e3ertheless, a$ure the rghto7 6art0o%!ersh6 there!, by 6ay!g6ro6orto!ally the 3alue o7 the %or1

at the tme o7 the a$usto! a!" o7the la!" use" 7or ts !$rease"th$1!ess



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