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If a possessor is disturbed in his possession, he may by an action for the maintenance of possession claim the stoppage of the disturbance and compensation for damage.

If there is danger that his possession is about to be disturbed, a possessor may by an action for the protection of possession claim the prevention of such disturbance or security for damages.

If the possessor is dispossessed by force, he may by an action for the recovery of possession claim the restoration of the thing and compensation for damage.

Against a singular successor of a forcible dispossessor an action for the recovery of possession will not lie, unless he had knowledge of the fact of the dispossession.

An action for the maintenance of possession must be brought while the disturbance continues, or not later than one year after it has ceased. But if the thing possessed is damaged by any construction made upon it, the action cannot be brought after one year has elapsed since the beginning of such construction, or after it is completed.

An action for the protection of possession can be brought at any time while the danger continues; but if the danger arises from any construction, the proviso of the preceding paragraph applies.