Philippine Civil Code Art. 1652: Lease of Rural and Urban

Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 1652
Topic: Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VIII LEASE
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Formerly: Art. 1552a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

The sublessee is subsidiarily liable to the lessor for any rent due from the lessee. However, the sublessee shall not be responsible beyond the amount of rent due from him, in accordance with the terms of the sublease, at the time of the extra-judicial demand by the lessor. Payments of rent in advance by the sublessee shall be deemed not to have been made, so far as the lessor's claim is concerned, unless said payments were effected in virtue of the custom of the place. (1552a)

Cases applying this article

Wheelers Club International v. Jovito Bonifacio, Jr. G.R. No. 139540

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1654 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1650 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1649 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1655 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1648 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1657 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1658 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1659 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands

Civil Code, Art. 1652 is found in CHAPTER 2 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands of TITLE VIII LEASE of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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