Practice question
A person claims ownership of Torrens-registered land solely through thirty years of adverse possession in derogation of the registered owner's title. What rule applies under Section 47?
- Thirty years automatically defeats every Torrens title.
- The occupant automatically becomes a co-owner.
- The title disappears when the owner travels abroad.
- Only tax payments are needed to cancel the title.
- Title in derogation of the registered owner's title cannot be acquired by prescription or adverse possession.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html — PD 1529, Section 47.
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