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  |  | BGB 917. 1 If a plot of land lacks the connection to a public road necessary for the due use , the owner may require of the neighbours that until the defect is removed they tolerate the use of their plots of land to create the necessary connection . The direction of the right of way of necessity and the scope of the right of use are , if necessary , determined by judicial decision . | 
|  | BGB 917. 2 The neighbours over whose plots of land the right of way of necessity leads must be compensated by periodical payments . The provisions of section 912 ( 2 ) sentence 2 and sections 913 , 914 and 916 apply with the necessary modifications . | 
|  | BGB 921 If two plots of land are separated by a space , border , corner , a ditch , a wall , hedge , fence or another structure that benefits both plots of land , it is presumed that the owners of the plots of land are jointly entitled to use the structure , unless outward features indicate that the structure belongs to one of the neighbours alone . | 
|  | BGB 922 If the neighbours are jointly entitled to use one of the installations set out in section 921 , each of them may use them for the purpose indicated by their nature to the extent that the joint use of the other neighbour is not adversely affected . The costs of maintenance are to be borne by the neighbours in equal shares . As long as one of the neighbours has an interest in the continuance of the installation , it may not be removed or altered without his approval . Apart from this , the legal relationship between the neighbours is governed by the provisions on co-ownership . | 
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