CEBU LAWYER - PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAWS | CASES
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Hi! I am Jan Edmond Yncierto-Ruz, your host in this co-learning channel. Welcome to a platform dedicated to providing free information and insights on real estate law and inheritance law in the Philippines for both lawyers and non-lawyers.
It is crucial to stay informed about property laws and rights, especially regarding real estate, estate and succession, last wills, inheritance, absolute sale, donation inter vivos, agricultural tenancy (saop), land surveying, and other related topics. This channel assists anyone interested in collaborating with their lawyers on cases or transactions involving real estate.
We share contributions from co-learners who share links from GOV.PH websites involving Supreme Court decisions, laws, rules, regulations, IRRs, circulars, and memorandums related to real estate and inheritance law.
For our lawyer co-learners, please share updates. For non-lawyers, this channel will guide you in finding the right lawyer for your situation. The Supreme Court website has a "Lawyers List" to help identify suitable legal assistance.
As a lawyer (attorney-at-law), notary public, geodetic engineer, land surveyor, and real estate broker, I believe in the power of shared knowledge and collaboration.
I focus my sharing on these topics that interest me:
- Probate and Estate Matters: Insights into the probate process, including working with your lawyer on a last will and testament, estate proceedings, and extrajudicial settlements.
- Declaration of Heirship: Guidance on establishing a declaration of heirship and its implications for asset distribution.
- Shares of Inheritance: How to determine the shares of inheritance among heirs.
- Real Estate Lawyer Services: Clarifying the role of your own real estate attorneys in navigating your own legal challenges.
- Property and Land Title Issues: Understanding legalities surrounding property disputes and considerations when seeking your land title lawyer.
- Real Estate Contracts: Essential elements in contracts and avoiding common pitfalls by collaborating with your lawyer.
- Eviction Processes: Understanding tenant rights and how lawyers assist in eviction cases like unlawful detainer and forcible entry.
- Agrarian Reform: Discussing agrarian reform laws, agricultural tenants, and their impact on land ownership.
- Land Surveying: The importance of land surveys in defining property boundaries and ensuring clear titles.
This channel is for those planning to visit their lawyers for legal advice involving real estate litigation, real estate transactions like absolute sales or lease agreements, and property development.
With co-learning, we share the knowledge needed to engage with your legal counsel effectively.
This platform encourages open dialogue about real estate law and related inheritance matters. I invite both lawyers and non-lawyers to share updates. Together, we can explore property laws and estate management, making information accessible.
Thank you for being part of this co-learning group! Please contribute by sharing links from GOV.PH websites that contain information on the latest updates involving real estate litigation and transactions.
JAN EDMOND Y. RUZ
Lawyer, Geodetic Engineer, Real Estate Broker
www.CebuAttorney.com
Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com
Viber/WhatsApp: 0917.678.4457 / +63.917.678.4457
CEBU LAWYER - PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAWS | CASES
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Jan Edmond Ruz.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW / LAWYER
GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com
Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457 +63.917.678.4457
I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel.
Send links of 2025 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp.
Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark cases and latest laws, rules, circulars, IRRs, and issuances involving real estate transactions and cases, especially on the following topics:
Police assistance for trespassing cases must be peacefully accomplished
Criminal defense protects innocent people from frivolous suits
Guimaras real estate services are provided by locals in the island
Rules affected by the date of the celebration of the marriage
Waiver of the gains of this partnership
Waiver of the effects of this partnership
Waiver cannot be made
Waiver of rights
Conjugal Partnership of Gains
General Provisions
Separate Property
Dissolution of the Marriage
Developers of condominium
Small claims court and its jurisdiction
Legal retainer arrangement
Legal complaint filing
Court proceedings and summons handling upon receipt
Affidavit preparation and notarization
Affidavit of loss and its significance
Affidavit of explanation and its importance
Answer to summons is important not just by law but also out of respect to the system
Bail reduction is not guaranteed and payment must follow the bail fixed
Expired letter of guarantee can be re-applied
Real estate guarantee release can be accomplished by the mortgagor
Builder in good faith and its rules
Builder in bad faith and its rules
Trespassing and destruction of property must be avoided
Indirect contempt and docket fees
Foreclosure of mortgage and its rules
Dacion in pago possible even before foreclosure of mortgage
Counter-affidavits must be notarized properly
Provisional liberty is merely temporary freedom while the case is pending
Title cancellation must be done in court unless the parties amicably settle
Deed of sale annulment can be done in court or out of court or extrajudicially
Property law and Contract law
Boundary dispute in Cebu is a possibility for it is not limited to rural areas
Boundary dispute in Siargao is a possibility especially due to increasing value
Laws, interpretation, and explanation in layman’s terms is good, if accurately done.
Inheritance law is tricky especially when several generations are involved and multiple marriages are involved.
Computation of a Share of inheritance can be complicated
Contributors may come from any place like:
Malabuyoc, Cebu: Armeña, Balikmaya, Caleria, Cerdeña, Labrador, Looc, Mahanlud, Mindanao,
Oslob, Cebu: Alo, Balagbag, Bangcogon, Bato, Bonbon, Calumpang, Canangca-an, Canlumacad,
It does not matter where you are. Share a link on 2025 updates on real estate law. Lawyers and non-lawyers may contribute. There are no boundaries in a legitimate co-learning journey.