Text of the provision
Art. 451. In the cases of the two preceding articles, the landowner is entitled to damages from the builder, planter or sower.
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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
In the bad-faith cases of the two preceding articles, the landowner is also entitled to damages from the builder, planter, or sower — on top of the options to demolish or to compel purchase.
Related provisions
- Article 450 — Landowner's Options Against a Bad-Faith Builder.
- Article 452 — Bad-Faith Builder's Necessary Expenses.
Cases citing this article
- The City of Valenzuela, represented herein by its duly elected mayor, Hon. Rexlon T, G.R. No. 236900, April 28, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Pen Development Corporation and Las Brisas Resort Corporation vs. Martinez Leyba, Inc, G.R. No. 211845, August 9, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Lucia A. Orozco and Cresente R. Orozco (deceased), substituted by his heirs, namely:, G.R. No. 222616, April 3, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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