Text of the provision
Art. 1142. A mortgage action prescribes after ten years.
(1964a)
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
A mortgage action prescribes after ten years.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1141 — Real Actions Over Immovables — 30 Years.
- Article 1143 — Rights That Never Prescribe.
Cases citing this article
- Spouses Flavio P. Bautista vs. Premiere Development Bank, G.R. No. 201881, July 15, 2024 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Rogelio Dizon vs. Philippine Veterans Bank, G.R. No. 165938, November 25, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Rural Bank of Malasiqui vs. Romeo M. Ceralde and Eduardo M. Ceralde,Jr, G.R. No. 162032, November 25,2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Herminia Cando vs. Sps. Aurora Olazo etc, G.R. No. 160741, March 22, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Sheriff Albert A. Dela Cruz of the Sandiganbayan Security and Sheriff Services, the Sandiganbayan Security and Sheriff Services vs. Wellex Group, Inc, G.R. No. 247439, August 23, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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