§ 570 Inventory.
§ 571 Security
§ 572 Amount of security.
§ 573 Dispensation of security
§ 574 Delay in giving security
§ 575 Failure to give security
§ 576 Standard of care.
§ 577 Liability for repairs
§ 578 Ordinary and extraordinary repairs.
§ 579 Rights of action for repairs.
§ 580 Reimbursement for necessary repairs
§ 581 Liability for necessary expenses
§ 582 Abandonment of usufruct.
§ 583 Ruin from accident, force majeure, or age
§ 584 Periodic charges
§ 585 Extraordinary charges.
§ 586 Liability for debts; usufruct inter vivos
§ 587 Liability for debts; usufruct established mortis causa
§ 588 Discharge of debt on encumbered property; usufruct established inter vivos
§ 589 Discharge of debt on encumbered property by mortis causa usufructuary
§ 590 Encumbered property; discharge of debt on encumbered property by naked owner
§ 591 Continuation of usufruct after sale of property
§ 592 Multiple usufructuaries; contribution to payment of estate debts
§ 593 Discharge of legacy of annuity
§ 594 Court costs; expenses of litigation
§ 595 Expenses of litigation; legal usufruct.
§ 596 Expenses of litigation; conventional usufruct.
§ 597 Liability of the usufructuary for servitudes.
§ 598 Duty to give information to owner.
§ 599 Usufruct of a herd of animals.
§ 600 Disposition of animals.
§ 601 Removal of improvements
§ 602 Set off against damages.

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > BOOK II > Title III > Chapter 2 > Section 3 - Obligations of the Usufructuary

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.