Text of the provision
Art. 2126. The mortgage directly and immediately subjects the property upon which it is imposed, whoever the possessor may be, to the fulfillment of the obligation for whose security it was constituted.
(1876)
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 directly subjects the property, whoever possesses it, to the obligation it secures — the real-right character that lets the creditor pursue the land in anyone's hands.
Related provisions
- Article 2125 — Registration of the Mortgage.
- Article 2127 — Extent of the Mortgage.
Cases citing this article
- Luzviminda Palo vs. Spouses Rey C. Baquirquir, G.R. No. 228919, August 23, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- New San Jose Builders, Inc. vs. Government Sevice Insurance System/Donardo S. Donato vs. Government, G.R. No. 200683 / G.R. No. 200710 / G.R. No. 201546 / G.R. No. 211512, July 28, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Pablo P. Garcia vs. Yolanda Valdez Villar, G.R. No. 158891, June 27, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Eufemia vda. De Agatep vs. Roberta L. Rodriguez, et al, G.R. No. 170540, October 28, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Equitable PCI Bank, Inc. vs. Hon. Salvador y Apurillo, et al, G.R. No. 168746, November 5, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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