- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1673
- 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. 1569a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The lessor may judicially eject the lessee for any of the following causes: (1) When the period agreed upon, or that which is fixed for the duration of leases under articles 1682 and 1687, has expired; (2) Lack of payment of the price stipulated; (3) Violation of any of the conditions agreed upon in the contract; (4) When the lessee devotes the thing leased to any use or service not stipulated which causes the deterioration thereof; or if he does not observe the requirement in No. 2 of article 1657, as regards the use thereof. The ejectment of tenants of agricultural lands is governed by special laws. (1569a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A lessor may judicially eject a lessee for specific causes: expiration of the lease period, non-payment of the stipulated rent, violation of the lease conditions, or using the property for a purpose other than agreed. These are the statutory grounds for ejectment in a lease, and ejectment must be pursued judicially on one of them.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Intellegal Wiki · How the courts apply it
In Efren S. Quesada v. Vardeleon Iii, the Supreme Court held: A contracting party cannot unilaterally terminate a contract without a stipulation allowing it, and a demand to vacate that does not comply with Rule 70 gives no ground for summary ejectment under Article 1673.
One leading Supreme Court case applying this provision.
Cases applying this article
- Alejandro Sy Jueco v. The Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 98270
- Efren S. Quesada v. Vardeleon Iii G.R. No. 207500
- Mark Anthony Esteban (In Substitution of the Deceased Gabriel O. Esteban) v. Spouses Rodrigo C. Marcelo G.R. No. 197725
- Hernania "Lani" Lopez v. Gloria Umale-Cosme G.R. No. 171891
- Tristan Lopez As Attorney-In-Fact of Leticia v. Leticia R. Fajardo G.R. No. 157971
- Ligaya S. Santos v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 135481
- Remedios Navoa Ramos v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 119872
- Consolacion de Vera v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 110297
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.