Civil Transactions Law

The usufructuary shall, during the usufruct term, bear the usual expenses required for the safekeeping and maintenance of the thing subject of the usufruct. The owner shall bear any unusual expenses and the costs of major repairs that do not arise from a fault attributable to the usufructuary, but he shall not be required to incur such expenses or carry out such repairs during the usufruct period. If, however, the usufructuary incurs the expenses or carries out the repairs, he shall have the right of recourse against the owner after returning the thing thereto.