Practice question
A timely unlawful-detainer complaint otherwise satisfies the possession-based requirements but seeks substantial unpaid rentals. The drafter says the amount alone converts every such case into an ordinary RTC action. Which response follows the 2022 expedited rules?
- Every high rental claim automatically removes ejectment jurisdiction
- Only property ownership value matters to ejectment classification
- Ejectment can never include unpaid rent
- Forcible entry and unlawful detainer fall under summary procedure regardless of damages or unpaid rentals sought, subject to the case actually satisfying ejectment requirements
- A plaintiff may choose jurisdiction merely by its caption
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 70 Sections 1–2, 16; current summary procedure under A.M. No. 08-8-7-SC (March 1, 2022), Rule I Section 1(A)(1)(a), Rule III Sections 1–3: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf
- 2019 civil-procedure amendments: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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