Practice question
A tenant originally enters under a valid lease, remains after the right to possess expires, and refuses to vacate after the legally required demand. A timely action satisfying the other requirements follows. Which ejectment action fits?
- Unlawful detainer
- Forcible entry merely because rent was once paid
- A petition to adopt the building
- A tax appeal
- Escheat
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html — RA 11576, sections 1–2, ejectment exception
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/jul2022/gr_238468_2022.html — G.R. No. 238468, July 6, 2022, main opinion
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/mar2022/gr_205832_2022.html — G.R. No. 205832, March 2022, ejectment and provisional ownership determination
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-issues-rules-on-expedited-procedures-in-the-first-level-courts/ — Supreme Court official explanation of A.M. 08-8-7-SC, 2022 expedited rules
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