Text of the provision
Sec. 17. Penalty for selling without notice, or removing or defacing notice. — An officer selling without the notice prescribed by section 15 of this Rule shall be liable to pay punitive damages in the amount of five thousand (P5,000.00) pesos to any person injured thereby, in addition to his actual damages, both to be recovered by motion in the same action; and a person willfully removing or defacing the notice posted, if done before the sale, or before the satisfaction of the judgment if it be satisfied before the sale, shall be liable to pay five thousand (P5,000.00) pesos to any person injured by reason thereof, in addition to his actual damages, to be recovered by motion in the same action.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 39, Section 17. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 17 of Rule 39 (Execution, Satisfaction And Effect Of Judgments) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 16 — Proceedings where property claimed by third person.
- Section 18 — No sale if judgment and costs paid.
Cases citing this section
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