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Practice question: Fundamental Principles

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A parcel is principally used as a warehouse in a commercial enterprise, but its owner asks for residential classification solely because the owner lives elsewhere in a house. Apply the actual-use principle, assuming the warehouse use and applicable categories are established.
  1. The owner's home address controls every parcel.
  2. Every parcel owned by a resident is residential.
  3. The owner's preference conclusively controls.
  4. The parcel's established actual use governs its assessment classification.
  5. Classification is determined by the color of its gate.

Legal references

  • RA 7160, Sections 198, 199(b) and 217; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
  • RA 12001, Sections 35 and 38 (valuation reform and interaction with the Local Government Code); https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12001_2024.html

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