Particulars regarding the management of property in co-ownership (including the appointment and dismissal of a manager of the property in co-ownership prescribed in paragraph (1) of the following Article, and excluding those that make any changes prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article to the property in co-ownership; the same applies in the following paragraph) are decided by a majority according to the value of the ownership shares of the co-owners. The same applies when there are co-owners who use the property in co-ownership.
In any of the following cases, the court, upon the request of a co-owner other than another co-owner listed in the respective items, may render a judicial decision to the effect that particulars regarding the management of property in co-ownership may be decided by a majority according to the value of the ownership shares of the co-owners other than the relevant other co-owner in question:
裁判所は、次の各号に掲げるときは、当該各号に規定する他の共有者以外の共有者の請求により、当該他の共有者以外の共有者の持分の価格に従い、その過半数で共有物の管理に関する事項を決することができる旨の裁判をすることができる。
when a co-owner is unable to ascertain the identity of another co-owner or their whereabouts;
共有者が他の共有者を知ることができず、又はその所在を知ることができないとき。
when a co-owner has given notice to another co-owner requesting them to clarify whether they are in favor of or against the idea of deciding on particulars regarding the management of property in co-ownership within a reasonable period of time, and the other co-owner in question does not clarify whether they are in favor of or against within that period of time.
共有者が他の共有者に対し相当の期間を定めて共有物の管理に関する事項を決することについて賛否を明らかにすべき旨を催告した場合において、当該他の共有者がその期間内に賛否を明らかにしないとき。
If the decision under the preceding two paragraphs should have a special effect on any co-owner who uses the property in co-ownership based on a decision among co-owners, their consent must be obtained.
前二項の規定による決定が、共有者間の決定に基づいて共有物を使用する共有者に特別の影響を及ぼすべきときは、その承諾を得なければならない。
Pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs, co-owners may establish on the co-owned property the leases or other rights to use or earn profit listed in the following items (referred to as "right of lease, etc." in this paragraph below) that do not exceed the period of time specified in the relevant items:
共有者は、前三項の規定により、共有物に、次の各号に掲げる賃借権その他の使用及び収益を目的とする権利（以下この項において「賃借権等」という。）であって、当該各号に定める期間を超えないものを設定することができる。
right of lease, etc. of forest for the purpose of planting or felling trees:10 years;
樹木の栽植又は伐採を目的とする山林の賃借権等 十年
right of lease, etc. for land other than the leases stated in the preceding item:5 years;
right of lease, etc. of a building:3 years;
建物の賃借権等 三年
right of lease, etc. of movables:6 months.
動産の賃借権等 六箇月
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, each co-owner may perform acts of preservation.
各共有者は、前各項の規定にかかわらず、保存行為をすることができる。