Text of the provision
Art. 1648. Every lease of real estate may be recorded in the Registry of Property. Unless a lease is recorded, it shall not be binding upon third persons.
(1549a)
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
Every lease of real estate may be recorded in the Registry of Property; unless recorded, a lease does not bind third persons.
Related provisions
- Article 1647 — Authority Needed to Record Certain Leases.
- Article 1649 — Assignment of the Lease.
Cases citing this article
- Land Bank of the Philippines vs. AMS Farming Corporation, G.R. No. 174971, October 15, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Jose V. Lagon vs. Honorable Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 119107, March 18, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Bernardo and Florina Mercader & Dr. Juan Y. Maderazo vs. Development Bank of the Philippines (Cebu Branch), etc., et al, G.R. No. 130699, May 12, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Florencia T. Huibonhoa vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 95897, December 14, 1999 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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