Brevi manu traditio
0192-en RE320 Civil Code (ZGB) As of 11.07.2026
Brevi manu traditio (change of ownership) is tradition by mere (tacit or explicit) agreement that the person who already owned as Detentor (tenant, custodian, etc.) should from now on be the owner (legal owner).
Deutsch
Brevi manu traditio 0192-de
Brevi manu traditio (Besitzwandlung) ist Tradition durch blosse (stillschweigende oder ausdrückliche) Einigung darüber, dass der bereits als Detentor Besitzende (Mieter, Verwahrer usw.) von nun an Eigenbesitzer (juristischer Besitzer) sein soll.
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