# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二百八十四条 (Article 284)

- 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: 第二百八十四条 (Article 284) — address `art-284`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第二百八十四条
<sup>art-284 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-284 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-284</sup>

  **第一項**  土地の共有者の一人が時効によって地役権を取得したときは、他の共有者も、これを取得する。
  <sup>art-284/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-284/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-284/par-1</sup>
  If one of the co-owners of land acquires a servitude by prescription, the other co-owners also acquire the same servitude.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  共有者に対する時効の更新は、地役権を行使する各共有者に対してしなければ、その効力を生じない。
  <sup>art-284/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-284/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-284/par-2</sup>
  Renewal of period of prescription does not become effective against co-owners unless it is made against each co-owner that exercises the servitude.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  地役権を行使する共有者が数人ある場合には、その一人について時効の完成猶予の事由があっても、時効は、各共有者のために進行する。
  <sup>art-284/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-284/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-284/par-3</sup>
  If there are two or more co-owners that exercise a servitude, even if there is any ground for postponement of expiration of prescription period with respect to one of them, the prescription runs in favor of each co-owner.
  <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