Practice question
An ordinary commercial tenant owes the lessor PHP100,000. At the time of the lessor’s extrajudicial demand, the subtenant owes PHP30,000 under a valid sublease, with no disputed advances. Under Article1652’s subsidiary-rent rule, what is the relevant limit on the subtenant’s exposure?
- No more than the PHP30,000 rent then due under the sublease
- The entire PHP100,000 regardless of the sublease debt
- Automatically twice PHP100,000
- No liability can ever arise against a subtenant
- All future subrent forever without limit
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1646–1653.
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