Page 170 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 490. Whenever the different stories of a

house belong to different owners, if the titles of

ownership do not specify the terms under

which they should contribute to the necessary

expenses and there exists no agreement on the

subject, the following rules shall be observed:

(1) The main and party walls, the roof and

the other things used in common, shall be

preserved at the expense of all the owners in

proportion to the value of the story

belonging to each;

(2) Each owner shall bear the cost of

maintaining the floor of his story; the floor

of the entrance, front door, common yard

and sanitary works common to all, shall be

maintained at the expense of all the owners

pro rata;