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Art. 697 Swiss Civil Code (CC)

CC; Division One: Ownership; Title Nineteen: Land Ownership; Chapter Two: Substance and Limitation of Land Ownership; B. Limitations; III. Law of neighbours; 8. Enclosure
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Art. 697 CC

The costs of enclosing a parcel of land are borne by its owner, subject to the provisions governing co-ownership of boundary markers.

Cantonal law may enact provisions governing the duty to enclose and the manner of enclosure.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (3)

LB140046 · zh (Art. 697 ZGB)
Property Owner's Right to Gate on Established Right-of-Way
Discussed in the reasoning regarding the right to fence, but not cited in the final orders.
CCC.1996.7187 · ne (art. 697 al.2 CC)
Property Boundary Dispute Involving Wall Height, Hedge Servitudes, and Encroaching Beams
Cited to explain cantonal legislative competence on property enclosure, but not explicitly used in the dispositive orders.
PKG 2013 5 · gr (Art. 697 Abs. 2 ZGB)
Hedge Boundary Disputes Shift from Civil to Administrative Law
Cited in the reasoning regarding cantonal authority over hedges, but not used in the final orders.