Things and Ownership – Accession
Art. 482. Accession. The ownership of a thing includes by accession the ownership of everything that it produces ,or is united with it, either naturally or artificially, in accordance with the following provisions.
Art. 483. Ownership of fruits by accession. In the absence of rights of other persons, the owner of a thing acquires the ownership of its natural and civil fruits.
Art. 490. Accession above and below the surface. Unless otherwise provided by law, the ownership of a tract of land carries with it the ownership of everything that is directly above or under it. The owner may make works on, above, or below the land as he pleases, and draw all the advantages that accrue from them, unless he is restrained by law or by rights of others.
Art. 499. Alluvion and dereliction. Accretion formed successively and imperceptibly on the bank of a river or stream, whether navigable or not, is called alluvion. The alluvion belongs to the owner of the bank, who is bound to leave public that portion of the bank which is required for the public use. The same rule applies to dereliction formed by water receding imperceptibly from a bank of a river or stream. The owner of the land situated at the edge of the bank left dry owns the dereliction.
