Civil law. A servitude that is not merely an encumbrance of one piece of land but also accessory to another piece; the right of using one piece of land for the benefit of another, such as the right of support for a building. — Also termed real servitude; predial (or praedial) servitude; landed servitude. La. […]
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Civil law. A servitude appurtenant that is manifested by exterior signs or constructions, such as a roadway. Cf. nonapparent servitude.
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Louisiana law. A servitude appurtenant that binds the servient estate’s owner to maintain a roof so that rainwater does not drip or drain onto the dominant estate. La. Civ. Code art. 664. — Also termed servitude of drip and drain.
Civil law. A servitude appurtenant that is not obvious because there are no exterior signs of its existence. • An example is a prohibition against building above a certain height. Cf. apparent servitude.
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