Practice question
In a genuine contract to sell, the buyer is permitted to occupy the premises temporarily, while title and the seller’s future conveyance are expressly reserved pending the payment condition. Does occupation alone necessarily override that reservation?
- No; possession must be assessed with the agreed reservation
- Yes; all possession is ownership
- Yes; permission necessarily cancels the payment condition
- Yes; every occupant becomes a purchaser in good faith
- Yes; title always passes with the keys regardless of terms
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1186,1458,1478.
- Chavez v Spouses Gopez GR242366 February26,2025 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_242366_2025.html Contract to sell distinguished from conditional sale.
- Coronel v Court of Appeals GR103577 October7,1996 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1996/oct1996/gr_103577_1996.html Consent and suspensive conditions.
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