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Practice question: Sublease and Assignment

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

When there is no express prohibition in the lease, what does Article 1650 generally permit?
  1. Only an ownership sale of the lessor’s land
  2. Automatic release of all lessee duties
  3. Only a mortgage by the lessee
  4. Subletting all or part, without prejudice to the lessee’s responsibility to the lessor
  5. Every assignment without consent regardless of terms

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Article 1650: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360

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