# 民法 / Civil Code — 第五百七十条 (Article 570)

- 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: 第五百七十条 (Article 570)（抵当権等がある場合の買主による費用の償還請求） — address `art-570`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百七十条（抵当権等がある場合の買主による費用の償還請求） — (Buyer's Demand for Reimbursement of Expenses for Immovables Subject to Mortgage)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-570 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-570 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-570</sup>

      **第一項**  買い受けた不動産について契約の内容に適合しない先取特権、質権又は抵当権が存していた場合において、買主が費用を支出してその不動産の所有権を保存したときは、買主は、売主に対し、その費用の償還を請求することができる。
      <sup>art-570/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-570/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-570/par-1</sup>
      If any statutory lien, pledge or mortgage that does not conform to the contract terms exists on immovables that have been purchased, and the buyer incurs expenses to preserve ownership of the immovables, the buyer may demand the reimbursement of the expenses from the seller.
      <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