request for the repair, redoing, replacement, or restora on to the original condi on in accordance with law.
Ar cle 238 Where a real right is infringed upon and damage is thus caused, the right holder may, in
accordance with law, request the infringing person to pay damages or bear other civil liabili es.
Ar cle 239 The forms of real right protec on provided in this Chapter may be applied either separately or
concurrently according to the circumstances of the infringement of a right.
Part Two Ownership
Chapter IV General Rules
Ar cle 240 An owner is en tled to possess, use, bene t from, and dispose of his own immovable or movable
property in accordance with law.
Ar cle 241 An owner of immovable or movable property is en tled to create a right to usufruct and a
security interest on his own immovable or movable property. A usufructuary or security interest holder,
when exercising their rights, shall not harm the rights and interests of the owner.
Ar cle 242 Where an immovable or movable property is provided by law to be exclusively owned by the
State, no organiza on or individual may acquire ownership of it.
Ar cle 243 For the need of the public interest, the collec vely-owned land and the houses
and other immovable property of an organiza on or individual may be expropriated within the scope of
authority and pursuant to the procedures provided by law.
In the case of expropria on of collec vely-owned land, land compensa on fees, rese lement subsidies, and
compensa on fees for rural villagers’ dwellings and other ground a achments as well as young crops shall be
paid in full in a mely manner in accordance with law, and social security premiums of the farmers whose
land has been expropriated shall be arranged, their lives secured, and their lawful rights and interests
safeguarded.
In the case of expropria on of houses or other immovable property of organiza ons or individuals,
compensa on for the expropria on shall be made in accordance with law in order to safeguard the lawful
rights and interests of the person whose immovable property has been expropriated. In the case of
expropria on of individuals’ dwelling houses, the housing condi ons of such individuals shall also be
guaranteed.
No organiza on or individual may embezzle, misappropriate, secretly distribute, intercept, default on the
payment of the expropria on compensa on fees, or the like.
Ar cle 244 The State provides special protec on to cul vated land, strictly restricts the conversion of
agricultural land into land used for construc on purposes, and controls the overall volume of the land used
for construc on purposes. Collec vely-owned land may not be expropriated exceeding the scope of
authority or in viola on of the procedures provided by law.
Ar cle 245 An immovable or movable property of an organiza on or individual may, in response to an
emergency such as providing disaster relief and preven ng and controlling pandemics, be requisi oned
within the scope of authority and pursuant to the procedures provided by law. The requisi oned immovable
or movable property shall be returned to the aforemen oned organiza on or individual a er use. Where the
immovable or movable property of an organiza on or individual is requisi oned, or where it is destructed,
damaged, or lost a er being requisi oned, compensa on shall be made.
Chapter V State Ownership, Collec ve Ownership and Private Ownership
Ar cle 246 Where a property is provided by law to be owned by the State, the property belongs to the State,
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