Civil Transactions Law

The usufructuary shall be liable for compensation if the thing subject of the usufruct is destroyed or damaged after the usufruct period expires and the usufructuary does not return the thing to its owner prior to such expiration despite being able to do so, even if he did not use the thing after the expiration of the usufruct period, unless he establishes that the thing would have been destroyed or damaged even if he had returned it to its owner.