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Practice question: Requisites and Characteristics

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Practice question

Under 2126, is a valid mortgage charge automatically lost merely because another person possesses the property?
  1. No; the article subjects the property whoever the possessor may be.
  2. Yes; any possession change necessarily erases it.
  3. Only the mortgagee’s surname controls.
  4. Every mortgage transfers all ownership immediately.
  5. No property charge can follow land.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles2052,2056-2057,2066,2071-2084 and2126-2130: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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