Practice question
The owner knowingly signs and transmits the unnotarized deed used as security and accepts the payment that saves her property from foreclosure. She argues the missing seal alone proves she rejected all consent. Which limited conclusion follows Lambo?
- Lack of notarization alone does not negate the established consent on those facts
- An unnotarized deed always proves rejection
- A missing seal automatically converts every advance to a donation
- All private documents are nonexistent
- Every unnotarized security arrangement automatically conveys absolute ownership
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1602–1604,2088.
- Lambo GR269085 February2026 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_269085_2026.html Principal debt and equitable mortgage.
- Spouses Lontoc GR217860 January29,2024 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_217860_2024.html Scope of relief and foreclosure distinction.
- GR244422 July2022 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/jul2022/gr_244422_2022.html Mortgagee remedy.
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