Who owns the landing area underneath a step if a structure was built specifically for the lower floor owner?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Settlement

Book 16 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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If the structure underneath the step was built specifically for the lower owner to serve as a passage to the upper floor, the landing area is shared between both owners. This is because both have a form of possession over it, and it functions as a ceiling for the lower owner and a pathway for the upper owner, similar to a roof shared between them.