Civil Code Art. 709: REGISTRY OF PROPERTY

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 709
Topic: REGISTRY OF PROPERTY
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE IX REGISTRY OF PROPERTY
Formerly: Art. 606 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

The titles of ownership, or of other rights over immovable property, which are not duly inscribed or annotated in the Registry of Property shall not prejudice third persons. (606)

Note on current application: land registration is now governed primarily by the Property Registration Decree (Presidential Decree No. 1529, 1978), which this provision supplements.

Cases applying this article

Spouses Juan v. Spouses Arturo G.R. No. 188666

Civil Code, Art. 709 is found in TITLE IX REGISTRY OF PROPERTY of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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