Practice question
The original lessee owes PHP60,000 rent. At the time of the lessor’s extrajudicial demand, only PHP15,000 is due from the sublessee under the sublease. No disputed advance payment complicates the facts. The lessor demands the entire PHP60,000 from the sublessee solely under Article 1652. Which is correct?
- The sublessee must always pay every head-lease debt
- The sublessee owes nothing in every circumstance
- Article 1652 limits the subsidiary rent responsibility to the amount due from the sublessee at the relevant demand, here PHP15,000
- The sublessee automatically buys the property
- The head lessee is necessarily released
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1652: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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