# 民法 / Civil Code — 第千三十三条 (Article 1033)
- 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: 第千三十三条 (Article 1033)（居住建物の修繕等） — address `art-1033`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033
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### 第千三十三条（居住建物の修繕等） — Repairs, etc. of Building of Residence
caption: machine translation, not official
art-1033 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033
**第一項** 配偶者は、居住建物の使用及び収益に必要な修繕をすることができる。
art-1033/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033/par-1
The spouse may make the repairs necessary for the use and profit of the building of residence.
machine translation, not official
**第二項** 居住建物の修繕が必要である場合において、配偶者が相当の期間内に必要な修繕をしないときは、居住建物の所有者は、その修繕をすることができる。
art-1033/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033/par-2
If repairs to the building of residence are necessary and the spouse does not make the necessary repairs within a reasonable period of time, the owner of the building of residence may make the repairs.
machine translation, not official
**第三項** 居住建物が修繕を要するとき（第一項の規定により配偶者が自らその修繕をするときを除く。）、又は居住建物について権利を主張する者があるときは、配偶者は、居住建物の所有者に対し、遅滞なくその旨を通知しなければならない。ただし、居住建物の所有者が既にこれを知っているときは、この限りでない。
art-1033/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033/par-3
If the building of residence requires repairs (excluding the case where the spouse makes the repairs on the spouse's own pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)), or if there is a person who asserts a right with respect to the building of residence, the spouse must notify the owner of the building of residence to that effect without delay; provided, however, that this does not apply if the owner of the building of residence already knows of it.
machine translation, not official
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## Cites
- art-1033/par-3: 第一項 → 民法 第千三十三条第一項 (Article 1033, paragraph (1)), art-1033/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033/par-1
## Cited by
4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.
- 民法 第千三十三条第三項（居住建物の修繕等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1033/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1033/par-3
- 民法 第千四十一条第一項（使用貸借等の規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-1041/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1041/par-1
- 民法 附則第十条第一項（配偶者の居住の権利に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-4301-72/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-4301-72/art-10/par-1
- 民法 附則第十条第二項（配偶者の居住の権利に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-4301-72/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-4301-72/art-10/par-2
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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch civil-code-20261011T170941-009, translated 2026-10-12
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11