Rights included in ownership
Ownership is an aggregate of rights. Scattered all over the New Civil Code, especially under the law on property, the following are the rights of an owner.
[1] Jus Utendi: Right to enjoy. The owner has the right to enjoy the thing under his ownership. In fact, he can exclude others from enjoyment thereof.
[2] Jus Fruendi: Right to receive fruits. The fruits - civil, natural or industrial - of the thing under his ownership belongs to the owner.
[3] Jus Accessiones: Right to the accessories. Anything attached to the thing under his ownership belongs to the owner. This is the presumption.
[4] Jus Abutendi: Right to consume a thing by use. Actually, this means "make full use of property." The owner can abuse, disuse and overuse his property, subject to reasonable regulations imposed by the State.[5] Jus Disponendi: Right to alienate, encumber, transform or even destroy the thing owned. The owner controls not only the use of the thing but also its existence and form.
[6] Jus Vindicandi: Right to recover possession of property based on a claim of ownership. Anyone who excludes the owner from possession of the thing owned can be dragged by the latter in court to recover the possession lost.
[1] Jus Utendi: Right to enjoy. The owner has the right to enjoy the thing under his ownership. In fact, he can exclude others from enjoyment thereof.
[2] Jus Fruendi: Right to receive fruits. The fruits - civil, natural or industrial - of the thing under his ownership belongs to the owner.
[3] Jus Accessiones: Right to the accessories. Anything attached to the thing under his ownership belongs to the owner. This is the presumption.
[4] Jus Abutendi: Right to consume a thing by use. Actually, this means "make full use of property." The owner can abuse, disuse and overuse his property, subject to reasonable regulations imposed by the State.[5] Jus Disponendi: Right to alienate, encumber, transform or even destroy the thing owned. The owner controls not only the use of the thing but also its existence and form.
[6] Jus Vindicandi: Right to recover possession of property based on a claim of ownership. Anyone who excludes the owner from possession of the thing owned can be dragged by the latter in court to recover the possession lost.
[7] Jus Possidendi: Right to possess the property (This is implied from all other rights.) Possession necessarily flows from the right to own property. In fact, it can be said that, without possession (actual or construction), the right to enjoy, use, abuse, consume, alienate, encumber, transform or destroy the thing under his ownership cannot be exercised to the fullest extent.