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Article 436Ownership in General
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When any property is condemned or seized
by competent authority in the interest of health, safety or
security, the owner thereof shall not be entitled to
compensation, unless he can show that such
condemnation or seizure is unjustified. (n) ARTICLE 437.
The owner of a parcel of land is the owner of its surface
and of everything under it, and he can construct thereon
any works or make any plantations and excavations
which he may deem proper, without detriment to
servitudes and subject to special laws and ordinances. He
cannot complain of the reasonable requirements of aerial
navigation. (350a)
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