Practice question
Advance subrent payments were genuinely made according to the established custom of the place. The lessor treats 1652’s disregard rule as absolute and refuses to consider the statutory exception. Which is correct?
- The proved local-custom qualification must be evaluated.
- Every advance is necessarily disregarded without exception.
- Only the sublessor may choose whether a custom exists.
- Custom automatically cancels every head rent.
- The tenant must pay every debt twice.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles1649-1652,1663-1668,1870-1875,1890-1893 and1921-1932: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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