Civil Code Article 797
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
If the branches or roots of plants of the adjacent land have spread beyond the abuttal, the landowner is entitled to require the owner of the plants to cut and rid the said branches or roots within a reasonable period.If the owner of the plants does not cut and rid the said branches or roots within the period specified in the preceding paragraph, the landowner is entitled to cut and take the encroaching branches or roots, and is also entitled to claim the expenses caused thereby.The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall not apply to such encroaching branches or roots that do not interfere with the utility of the land.
中文原文 民法第797條
土地所有人遇鄰地植物之枝根有逾越地界者，得向植物所有人，請求於相當期間內刈除之。
植物所有人不於前項期間內刈除者，土地所有人得刈取越界之枝根，並得請求償還因此所生之費用。
越界植物之枝根，如於土地之利用無妨害者，不適用前二項之規定。
植物所有人不於前項期間內刈除者，土地所有人得刈取越界之枝根，並得請求償還因此所生之費用。
越界植物之枝根，如於土地之利用無妨害者，不適用前二項之規定。