Civil Code Article 936
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.
A creditor who has not received payment upon maturity of a claim may set an appropriate time limit of at least one month, notify the debtor, and declare that if the claim is not paid within the time limit, payment will be taken out of the thing retained. If the thing retained is owned by a third party or other rights in rem exist in the thing, and the creditor knows this, the creditor shall also notify the third party or rights holder at the same time.If the debtor or the owner of the thing retained does not pay the claim within the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph, the creditor may apply mutatis mutandis the provisions regarding the enforcement of pledge rights and receive preferential payment out of the proceeds from the sale of the retained thing or obtain ownership of the thing.If notification under paragraph one is impossible, the creditor may also exercise the rights specified in the preceding paragraph if it has not yet received payment of the claim six months after maturity of the claim.
中文原文 民法第936條
債權人於其債權已屆清償期而未受清償者，得定一個月以上之相當期限，通知債務人，聲明如不於其期限內為清償時，即就其留置物取償；留置物為第三人所有或存有其他物權而為債權人所知者，應併通知之。
債務人或留置物所有人不於前項期限內為清償者，債權人得準用關於實行質權之規定，就留置物賣得之價金優先受償，或取得其所有權。
不能為第一項之通知者，於債權清償期屆至後，經過六個月仍未受清償時，債權人亦得行使前項所定之權利。
債務人或留置物所有人不於前項期限內為清償者，債權人得準用關於實行質權之規定，就留置物賣得之價金優先受償，或取得其所有權。
不能為第一項之通知者，於債權清償期屆至後，經過六個月仍未受清償時，債權人亦得行使前項所定之權利。