Civil Code Art. 1543: Obligations of the Vendor

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1543
Topic: Obligations of the Vendor
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VI SALES
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Obligations of the Vendor
Formerly: Art. 1472a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

The actions arising from articles 1539 and 1542 shall prescribe in six months, counted from the day of delivery. (1472a)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Actions concerning the sale of real estate by unit of measure or for a lump sum — where the area or boundaries differ from what the contract stated (Articles 1539 and 1542) — must be brought within six months from the day the property is delivered. Once that six-month window lapses, the right to sue on those actions is lost by prescription.

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Cases applying this article

Cebu Winland Development Corporation v. Ong Siao Hua G.R. No. 173215

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1542 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1544 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1545 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1540 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1546 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1539 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1547 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1538 Obligations of the Vendor

Civil Code, Art. 1543 is found in CHAPTER 4 Obligations of the Vendor of TITLE VI SALES of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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