# 民法 / Civil Code — 第三百二十六条 (Article 326)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第三百二十六条 (Article 326)（不動産保存の先取特権） — address `art-326`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-326
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### 第三百二十六条（不動産保存の先取特権） — (Statutory Liens for Preservation of Immovables)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-326 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-326 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-326</sup>

      **第一項**  不動産の保存の先取特権は、不動産の保存のために要した費用又は不動産に関する権利の保存、承認若しくは実行のために要した費用に関し、その不動産について存在する。
      <sup>art-326/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-326/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-326/par-1</sup>
      Statutory liens for the preservation of immovables exist against the relevant immovables, in connection with the expenses required for the preservation of the immovables or the expenses required for the preservation, approval or enforcement of rights regarding the immovables.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11