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Practice question: Special Power of Attorney

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Practice question

A written authorization gives an agent only general management of an owner's property. The agent proposes a three-year lease of the owner's land. Which drafting issue arises under Articles 1877–1878?
  1. No special authority is needed because all leases are administrative
  2. A lease of real property for more than one year requires special power
  3. The agent may create any lease merely by notifying a neighbor
  4. A three-year lease is always criminal
  5. Only the lessee must grant the power

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Articles 1874, 1877–1881.

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