Article 244 of Civil Code

1 - Any person threatened with harm from a particular thing may demand that its owner or custodian take the measures necessary to avert its danger. 2 - If the owner or custodian of the thing fails to take the measures necessary to avert its danger in due time, the person threatened by the danger may obtain judicial authorization to carry them out at the expense of the owner or custodian. - In cases of urgency, the person threatened by the danger posed by the thing may take the measures necessary to avert it, at the expense of its owner or custodian, without the need for the judge's authorization. Index of the Law 975 Home Page Civil Code Decree-Law No. 67 of 1980 AD Promulgating the Civil Code (Second) Compensation for Damage Arising from an Unlawful Act: