Servitudes – Kinds of servitudes
Art. 533. Kinds of servitudes. There are two kinds of servitudes: personal servitudes and predial servitudes.
Art. 534. Personal servitude. A personal servitude is a charge on a thing for the benefit of a person. There are three sorts of personal servitudes:’usufruct, habitation, and rights of use.
Art. 646. Predial servitude; definition. A predial servitude is a charge on a servient estate for the benefit of a dominant estate. The two estates must belong to different owners.
Art. 733. Interpretation; benefit of dominant estate. When the right granted be of a nature to confer an advantage on an estate, it is presumed to be a predial servitude.
Art. 734. Interpretation; convenience of a person. When the right granted is merely for the convenience of a person, it is not considered to be a predial servitude, unless it is acquired by a person as owner of an estate for himself, his heirs and assigns.
