Practice question
A deed affects land recorded only under the discontinued Spanish Mortgage Law system. No Torrens title exists. A buyer insists the registry must process it as a transfer of a current Torrens certificate solely because an old registration book mentions it. Which is correct?
- Section3 directs use of113 until the land enters the Torrens system
- Any historical book entry is identical to a current Torrens certificate
- A private demand can complete original registration
- The old book prevents all dealings forever
- Only the buyer’s belief determines the system
Legal references
- PD1529 Property Registration Decree: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html Sections3 and113(a)–(c).
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