Explanation of Article 689
Articles (689) - (693) address the reasons for the termination of the right of usufruct; this article explains the first reason for the termination of the right of usufruct, which is the unification of the qualities of the owner and the usufructuary. This occurs when the right of usufruct is transferred to the owner or the ownership is transferred to the usufructuary, whether by contract, inheritance, will, preemption, or any other means of acquiring the right. In both cases, the right of usufruct ends, and full ownership is established either for the usufructuary or the owner. This is an application of the general rule regarding the extinction of obligation by the unification of the estate as stated in Article (289). If a
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Article 689
A usufruct shall terminate if the usufructuary becomes the owner of the thing subject of the usufruct, unless the owner has an interest in maintaining the usufruct as if the thing is pledged.