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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:647"
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heading: "Benefit to dominant estate."
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1977, No. 514, §1."
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# Art. 647. Benefit to dominant estate.

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.

There is no predial servitude if the charge imposed cannot be reasonably expected to benefit the dominant estate.