Text of the provision
Art. 450. The owner of the land on which anything has been built, planted or sown in bad faith may demand the demolition of the work, or that the planting or sowing be removed, in order to replace things in their former condition at the expense of the person who built, planted or sowed; or he may compel the builder or planter to pay the price of the land, and the sower the proper rent.
(363a)
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
Against a bad-faith builder, planter, or sower, the landowner may demand demolition/removal at the builder's expense to restore the land, or instead compel the builder to buy the land (and the sower to pay rent). The choice belongs to the innocent landowner.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 449 — Builder in Bad Faith Loses Everything.
- Article 451 — Landowner's Right to Damages.
Cases citing this article
- Aurora Tensuan, et al. vs. Heirs of Ma. Isabel M. Vasquez, G.R. No. 204992, September 8, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Crispin Aquino and Teresa V. Aquino, herein represented by their Attorney-in-fact, Amador D. Ledesma vs. Spouses Eusebio Aguilar and Josefina V. Aguilar, G.R. No. 182754, June 29, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) vs. The Province of Tarlac, G.R. No. 157860, December 1, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Florencia H. Duenas And Daphne Duenas-Montefalcon vs. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company and Elvira Ong Chan; Af Realty Development, Inc. and Zenaida R. Ranullo; Adelaida T. Bernal; and Inocencio Domingo and Penelope Ison of the Register of Deeds of Makati City, G.R. No. 209463, November 29,2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Princess Rachel Development Corporation and Boracay Enclave Corporation vs. Hillview Marketing Corporation, Stefanie Dornau, G.R. No. 222482, June 2, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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