If a possessor possessing the thing as belonging to themselves or for the purpose of exercising a right of use to which they are not in reality entitled has obtained possession without payment, they are obliged in relation to the owner to surrender the emoluments that they take before litigation is pending, in accordance with the provisions on the surrender of unjust enrichment.
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Book 3 · Law of property › Title 4 · Claims arising from ownership › Section 988
Emoluments of the possessor who makes no payment
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