Text of the provision
Art. 709. The titles of ownership, or of other rights over immovable property, which are not duly inscribed or annotated in the Registry of Property shall not prejudice third persons.
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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
Titles or other real rights over immovable property that are not duly inscribed or annotated in the Registry do not prejudice third persons. The transaction may still bind the parties themselves, but outsiders are not affected by what the record does not show.
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Related provisions
- Article 708 — Purpose Of The Registry.
- Article 710 — Registry Books Are Public.
Cases citing this article
- San Lorenzo Village Asso., Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 116825, March 26, 1998 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Sps. Juan and Antonia Cano, et al. vs. Sps. Arturo and Emerenciana Cano/Sps. Juan Cano and Antonia Soriano-Cano vs. Sps. Arturo Cano and Emerenciana Decasin, G.R. No. 188666 / G.R. No. 190750, December 14, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Sps. Victor Valdez and Jocelyn Valdez etc. vs. Sps. Francisco & Caridad Tabisula, G.R. No. 175510, July 28, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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