Text of the provision
Art. 1485. The preceding article shall be applied to contracts purporting to be leases of personal property with option to buy, when the lessor has deprived the lessee of the possession or enjoyment of the thing. (1454-A-a)
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
The Recto Law also applies to contracts purporting to be leases of personalty with option to buy once the lessor has deprived the lessee of possession — preventing evasion of Art. 1484 through disguised leases.
Related provisions
- Article 1484 — Recto Law (Installment Sale of Personalty).
- Article 1487 — Expenses of Execution and Registration.
Cases citing this article
- PCI Leasing & Finance InC. vs. Giraffe-X Creative Imaging, Inc, G.R. No. 142618, July 12, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Delfin Tan vs. Erlinda C. Benolirao, Andrew C. Benolirao, Romano C. Benolirao, Dion C. Benolirao, Sps. Reynaldo Taningco and Norma D. Benolirao, Evelyn T. Monreal and Ann Karina Taningco, G.R. No. 153820, October 16, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- PCI Leasing & Finance Inc. vs. UCPB General Insurance Co. Inc, G.R. No. 162267, July 4, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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