right to division

Article 815 of the Civil Code provides that heirs are not obligated to remain owners in indivision, particularly if they do not agree on how to manage the common property. One of them may invoke the right to division, the possession(s) thus having to be divided amongst the heirs, either by a division in kind, accompanied as necessary by payment of an amount of money to the less privileged (“compensation”), or by a public sale (“auction”).