Text of the provision
Art. 1715. The contract shall execute the work in such a manner that it has the qualities agreed upon and has no defects which destroy or lessen its value or fitness for its ordinary or stipulated use. Should the work be not of such quality, the employer may require that the contractor remove the defect or execute another work. If the contract fails or refuses to comply with this obligation, the employer may have the defect removed or another work executed, at the contractor's cost.
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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 contractor must execute the work with the agreed qualities and free of value-destroying defects. If defective, the employer may require removal of the defect or a new work, and if the contractor refuses, may have it done at the contractor's cost.
Related provisions
- Article 1714 — Work With Materials Furnished by Contractor.
- Article 1716 — Void Waiver of Liability.
Cases citing this article
- Owen Prosper A. Mackay vs. Spouses Dana Caswell and Cerelina Caswell, G.R. No. 183872, November 17, 2014 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- FAJ Construction & Development Corporation vs Susan M. Saulog, G.R. No. 200759, March 25, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Engineering & Machinery Corp. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 52267, January 24, 1996 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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