Short answer. No. Under Article 1612, when several persons jointly sell an undivided immovable with a right of repurchase, none of them may exercise the redemption right for more than their respective share. Each co-seller is limited to reclaiming what was theirs — no one can redeem another's portion without authority to do so.
What the law says
If several persons, jointly and in the same contract, should sell an undivided immovable with a right of repurchase, none of them may exercise this right for more than his respective share.
Civil Code, Article 1612 — Joint Sellers' Redemption Limited to Their Share. Read the full provision →
Each co-seller redeems only what they sold
Article 1612 reflects the principle that the right of repurchase is personal to each seller with respect to their own share. When a group of co-owners sell an undivided property together with a right to repurchase, they do not acquire a collective right that any one of them can exercise for the whole. The redemption right is proportioned to each seller's interest: if you owned one-third of the lot before the sale, you may repurchase one-third. You cannot redeem two-thirds because one of your co-sellers has not exercised his right.
The same rule for heirs of a sole seller
Article 1612 extends the same logic to a different scenario: when a single person sold a property alone and then died, leaving several heirs. Each heir steps into the deceased seller's shoes but only for the portion they inherited. If three children inherit equal shares, each may only redeem one-third — even though the original seller could have redeemed the whole. The right is segmented along the lines of inheritance, not aggregated in any one heir.
What this means for the buyer
The limitation also protects the buyer from being forced into an inconvenient partial redemption. Because each co-seller may only redeem their own share, the buyer will not be compelled to surrender the whole property simply because one of the sellers exercises their right. The unredeemed portions remain with the buyer. If none of the sellers redeem, or if some redeem and others do not, the buyer ends up as co-owner with whichever sellers exercised their right — unless the parties have otherwise agreed.
Coordinating among co-sellers who want full redemption
If you and your co-sellers all want to recover the full property, all of you must exercise your respective redemption rights within the agreed period. One person acting alone can only recover their fraction. If one co-seller declines to redeem or cannot be located, their share stays with the buyer. Planning ahead — agreeing among yourselves about who will redeem and ensuring all parties act within the time limit — is essential if a full recovery of the property is the goal. A lawyer can help structure the redemption to ensure all necessary parties act in time.