- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1654
- 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. 1554a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The lessor is obliged: (1) To deliver the thing which is the object of the contract in such a condition as to render it fit for the use intended; (2) To make on the same during the lease all the necessary repairs in order to keep it suitable for the use to which it has been devoted, unless there is a stipulation to the contrary; (3) To maintain the lessee in the peaceful and adequate enjoyment of the lease for the entire duration of the contract. (1554a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A lessor has three core duties: to deliver the leased thing in a condition fit for its intended use, to make all repairs needed to keep it suitable during the lease (unless the parties agree otherwise), and to keep the lessee in peaceful and adequate enjoyment for the whole term. These obligations protect the tenant's continued, usable possession of the property.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Intellegal Wiki · How the courts apply it
In G.Q. Garments v. Angel Miranda, the Supreme Court held: Affirmed the CA and denied the petition: the P10,000,000 actual-damages claim was unproven and speculative, and the lessor is not liable under Articles 1654 and 1664 for a third party's mere trespass in fact.
One leading Supreme Court case applying this provision.
Cases applying this article
- Doris U. Sunbanun v. Aurora B. Go G.R. No. 163280
- Ensons Commercial Corporation v. Philippine National Railways G.R. No. 227648
- Spouses Socrates Sy v. Andok'S Litson Corporation G.R. No. 192108
- G.Q. Garments v. Angel Miranda G.R. No. 161722
- Valgosons Realty v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 126233
- Rafael S. Beltran v. Paic Finance Corporation G.R. No. 83113
- Francisco Bongco v. Kent Javelosa G.R. No. 238888
- Pedro T. Bercero v. Capitol Development Corporation G.R. No. 154765
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.