Text of the provision
Art. 2132. By the contract of antichresis the creditor acquires the right to receive the fruits of an immovable of his debtor, with the obligation to apply them to the payment of the interest, if owing, and thereafter to the principal of his credit.
(1881)
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
By antichresis, the creditor acquires the right to receive the fruits of the debtor's immovable, applying them first to interest, then to principal.
Related provisions
- Article 2131 — Governing Laws.
- Article 2133 — Measure of Application.
Cases citing this article
- Sps. Charito M. Reyes and Roberto Reyes, et al. vs. Heir of Benjamin Malance, et al, G.R. No. 219071, August 24, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Amada Cotoner-Zacarias vs. Sps. Alfredo Revilla and the Heirs of Paz Revilla, G.R. No. 190901, November 12, 2014 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Oscar Angeles, et al. vs. The Hon. Secretary of Justice, et al, G.R. No. 142612, July 29, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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