Practice question
An owner brings a genuine, timely unlawful-detainer action in 2026 after a tenant's right to possess ended. The building's assessed value is PHP6 million and unpaid rent claimed is PHP3 million. The tenant argues that either amount necessarily transfers the ejectment suit to the RTC. Which is correct?
- The RTC has jurisdiction over every valuable building.
- The appropriate first-level court retains original ejectment jurisdiction; the ordinary property-value threshold does not displace the express exception.
- Only the Supreme Court may decide possession of valuable land.
- The title action and ejectment action always use identical jurisdictional tests.
- The rent amount converts the case automatically into a corporate dispute.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11576_2021.html — RA11576 §§1–4 amending BP129.
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-issues-rules-on-expedited-procedures-in-the-first-level-courts/ — Supreme Court, March2 2022, AM08-8-7-SC summary of current expedited procedures.
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