P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 1717

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§ 1717. Passage of water through intermediate tenements—Proof and indemnity required

A person desiring to make use of the right granted in the preceding section is obliged:

(1) To prove that he can dispose of the water, and that it is sufficient for the use to which it be destined.

(2) To show that the right-of-way he requests is that which is most convenient and least onerous to a third person.

(3) To indemnify the owner of the servient tenement in the manner prescribed by the laws and regulations.

History —Civil Code, 1930, § 494.