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Chapter 3. - Immovable Hypothecs

Art. 2536Creation of Immovable Hypothec
Art. 2537Legal Hypothec of Seller of Immovable
Art. 2538Legal Hypothec of Co-Partitioner
Art. 2539Judicial Hypothec
Art. 2540Instrument Granting Hypothec
Art. 2541Claim Secured by Hypothec
Art. 2542Property Liable to Hypothec
Art. 2543Hypothecated Immovable
Art. 2544Conditions for Granting a Hypothec
Art. 2545Sanction
Art. 2546Ownership Evidenced by Title Deed
Art. 2547Registration Necessary
Art. 2548Manner of Making Registration
Art. 2549Costs of Registration
Art. 2550Reduction of Claim
Art. 2551Increase of Claim
Art. 2552Time for Making Entry
Art. 2553Effect of Registration
Art. 2554Principle
Art. 2555Prohibited Provisions
Art. 2556Jurisdiction
Art. 2557Address for Service
Art. 2558Curator
Art. 2559Integral Parts
Art. 2560Improvements and Buildings
Art. 2561Rent
Art. 2562Indemnities Charged by Hypothec. - 1. Principle
Art. 25632. Consent of Creditors to Payment
Art. 2564Hypothec of Bare Ownership
Art. 2565Reduction in Value of Immovable. - 1. Due to Grantor
Art. 25662. Due to Third Party Acquiring the Immovable
Art. 25673. Other Cases
Art. 2568Capital of Claim
Art. 2569Interest
Art. 2570Necessary Expenses and Insurance Premiums
Art. 2571Costs of Attachment Proceedings
Art. 2572Interest
Art. 2573Principle
Art. 2574Creditors Registered at the Same Time
Art. 2575Subrogation
Art. 2576Change of Rank
Art. 2577Right to Transfer Ownership of Hypothecated Immovable
Art. 2578Right of Hypothecary Creditor
Art. 2579Effect on Original Debtor
Art. 2580Indivisibility of Hypothec
Art. 2581Creation of Rights in Rem on Hypothecated Immovable
Art. 2582Rights of Creditor
Art. 2583Attachment of Immovable. - 1. Assimilation to Suretyship
Art. 25842. Improvements or Buildings
Art. 25853. Loss of Deterioration of Immovable
Art. 25864. Fruits
Art. 25875. Action for Warranty
Art. 25886. Subrogation
Art. 25897. Appointment of Curator
Art. 2590Voluntary Performance of Obligation
Art. 2591Redemption of Hypothec. - 1. When Possible
Art. 25922. Offer to Redeem
Art. 25933. Offer May Not be Withdrawn
Art. 25944. Offer Accepted
Art. 25955. Offer Rejected
Art. 25966. Costs of Sale by Auction
Art. 25977. Time for Making Offer
Art. 2598Sale of Grantor’s Property at First
Art. 2599Presumption
Art. 2600Position of Surety
Art. 2601Loss or Deterioration of Immovable
Art. 2602Other Differences
Art. 2603Grounds for Cancellation
Art. 2604Hypothec of Usufruct
Art. 2605Renunciation of Hypothec
Art. 2606Creditor Making Subrogation Impossible
Art. 2607Conditions for Cancelling Registration
Art. 2608Effect of Cancellation
Art. 2609Cancellation Made Without Good Cause

Civil Code · English · 2015

Article 2568

Capital of Claim

The hypothec shall secure the payment to the hypothecary creditor, in priority to other creditors, of the registered amount of claim.

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Source title: Civil Code of the State of Eritrea
Edition: 2015
Issuing body: Ministry of Justice, State of Eritrea
Repository: FAOLEX
Language: English
Source pages: 709

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