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Practice question: Conventional and Legal Redemption

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Practice question

A co-owner separately sold only her undivided share with a reserved conventional repurchase right. She later properly seeks repurchase of that share. The vendee insists she must also redeem unrelated shares separately sold by other co-owners. Under Article1614, which is correct?
  1. She may independently repurchase her own separately sold share
  2. The vendee may always compel purchase of the whole property
  3. No separately sold share can ever be repurchased
  4. Only all co-owners together can act in every case
  5. The vendee may cancel her reserved right merely by demanding more

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1612–1615,1618,1620–1623.

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