Practice question
Urgent repairs cannot be postponed until a general civil lease ends. They last fifty days and deprive the tenant of a defined portion throughout. No special-law rule changes the stated Civil Code issue. The landlord says the first forty days can never count in a rent reduction. Which is correct?
- Article 1662 provides proportional reduction for the relevant time, including the first forty days, once repairs last more than forty days
- The first forty days are always excluded from the calculation
- No urgent repair ever requires tolerance
- The tenant automatically acquires ownership
- Rent reduction must equal the entire rent regardless of area and time
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1662: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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