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  "heading": "Benefit to dominant estate.",
  "text": "There must be a benefit to the dominant estate. The benefit need not exist at the time the servitude is created; a possible convenience or a future advantage suffices to support a servitude.\n\nThere is no predial servitude if the charge imposed cannot be reasonably expected to benefit the dominant estate.",
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