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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §8.2.12.pr

Height-Limit Servitudes and Planting That Blocks the View

Passage 1380 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The text discusses whether plants may be placed above the restricted height on buildings subject to a height-limit servitude, distinguishing between general height restrictions and those concerning a view.

[IAUOLENUS libro decimo ex Cassio. ] §8.2.12.prAedificia, quae seruitutem patiantur ne quid altius tollatur, uiridia supra eam altitudinem habere possunt: at si de prospectu est eaque obstatura sunt, non possunt.
[JAVOLENUS in the tenth book from Cassius.] Buildings which are subject to a servitude that nothing be raised higher may have greenery above that height; but if the servitude is concerning a view, and those plants are going to obstruct it, they cannot.

Notes

  1. §8.2.12.prne quid altius tollatur — A `ne` clause defining the specific content of the noun `seruitutem`. It indicates the content of the servitude (known as *servitus altius non tollendi*, the servitude of not raising a building higher) to the effect "that nothing (`quid`) be raised higher (`altius tollatur`)".
  2. §8.2.12.pruiridia — The neuter plural accusative substantive of the adjective `uiridis` (green), referring to plants, greenery, or gardens placed on rooftops or balconies. It is the direct object of the infinitive `habere`.
  3. §8.2.12.prsi de prospectu est — An expression of `esse` with the prepositional phrase `de prospectu`. Contextually, the omitted subject is the servitude (`seruitus`), meaning "if the servitude is concerning a view (prospect)" rather than just a height restriction.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §8.2.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:8.2.12.pr

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