Real Obligation Definition: A legal obligation associated with real property. Related Terms: Real Property A legal obligation linked to or attached upon real property. The Louisiana Civil Code, 2009, at §1763: "A real obligation is a duty correlative and incidental to a real right." A mortgage is the most frequently used example of a real obligation but so, too, is a servitude (easement). French: obligation immobilière. REFERENCES: Litvinoff, S., Louisiana Civil Law Treatise, Volume 5, "The Law of Obligations", 2nd Ed. (WestGroup, 2001), page 45-46. Louisiana Laws, Civil Code Categories & Topics: Civil Law Dictionary Real Estate and Tenancy Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!