Article 508

Things principal and accessory ACTIVE

Things are divided into principal and accessory. For purposes of accession as between movables, an accessory is a corporeal movable that serves the use, ornament, or complement of the principal thing.

In the case of a principal thing consisting of a movable construction permanently attached to the ground, its accessories include things that would constitute its component parts under Article 466 if the construction were immovable.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1979, No. 180, §1
  • amendment Acts 2008, No. 632, §1, eff. July 1, 2008

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La. Civ. Code art. 508 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-508,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 508},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/508},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}