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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:477"
article_number: "477"
status: active
heading: "Ownership; content"
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title II › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110654"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1979, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 640, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; HR 17, 1998 1 st Ex. Sess.; HCR 13, 1998 R.S.; Acts 2020, No. 20, §1."
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  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 180
    section: 1
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 1995
    act_number: 640
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1996-01-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 2020
    act_number: 20
    section: 1
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# Art. 477. Ownership; content

Ownership is the right that confers on a person direct, immediate, and exclusive authority over a thing. The owner of a thing may use, enjoy, and dispose of it within the limits and under the conditions established by law.