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Practice question: Right of First Refusal

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does a deadline written in the actual first-refusal clause matter to the holder’s contractual opportunity?
  1. No; every holder has unlimited time regardless of contract.
  2. Yes; the agreed scope and period must be examined.
  3. Only a third buyer may select the period afterward.
  4. Every clause automatically has the same statutory ten-year period.
  5. The deadline alone creates a completed sale.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles1306,1475,1482,1490-1492,1504,1522-1523 and1589-1590: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Equatorial Realty v. Mayfair Theater, G.R.106063, November21,1996, EN BANC MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1996/nov1996/gr_106063_1996.html

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