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UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST

College of Law
Civil Law Department
1st Semester A.Y. 2017-2018
Law on Property

Course Description: This subject covers concepts of property law and its application to cases. Students are
expected to know the New Civil Code Provisions on Law on Property. The students must be familiar with the
landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court concerning Property

I. Classification of Property (Articles 414-426) (1st Meeting)

a. Concept and Definition of Property


b. Requisites of Property
c. Property Rights
d. Distinctions between Personal Right and Real Right
e. Classification of Property into Personal and Real Property and its Importance
i. Immovable or Real Property
1. Immovable Property by Nature
2. Immovable Property by Incorporation
3. Immovable Property by Destination
4. Immovable Property by Analogy
ii. Movable or Personal Property
1. Examples of Movable or Personal Property
f. Distinctions between Property of Public Dominion and Property of Private Ownership
g. Properties of Public Dominion
h. Regalian Doctrine
i. Patrimonial Property
j. Conversion of Property of Public Dominion to Patrimonial Property
k. Kinds of Property of Provinces, Cities and Municipalities
i. Property for Public Use
1. Examples
ii. Patrimonial Property
1. Examples
l. Property of Private Ownership

II. Ownership in General (2nd Meeting)


a. Ownership in General (Articles 427-439)
b. Right of Accession
i. Right of Accession with Respect to What is Produced by Property (Articles 440-444)
ii. Right of Accession with Respect to Immovable Property (Articles 445-465)
iii. Right of Accession with Respect to Movable Property (Articles 466-475)
c. Quieting of Title (Articles 476-481)
d. Ruinous Building and Trees in Danger of Falling (Articles 482-483)

III. Co-Ownership (Article 484-501) (3rd Meeting)


a. Co-ownership Definition
b. Rights and Obligations of Co-owners
c. Remedies of Co-owners
d. Termination of Co-ownership

IV. Possession (4th Meeting)


a. Possession and The Kinds Thereof (Articles 523-530)
b. Acquisition of Possession (Articles 531-538)
c. Effects of Possession (Articles 539-561)

V. Usufruct (6th Meeting)


a. Usufruct in General (Articles 562-565)
b. Rights of the Usufructuary (Articles 566-582)
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c. Obligations of the Usufructuary (Articles 583-602)
d. Extinguishment of Usufructuary (Articles 603-612)

VI. Easements or Servitudes (7th and 8th Meetings)


a. Different Kinds of Easements (Articles 613-619)
b. Modes of Acquiring Easements (Articles 620-626)
c. Rights and Obligations of the Owners of the Dominate and Servient Estates (Articles 627-630)
d. Modes of Extinguishment of Easements (Articles 631-633)
e. Legal Easements (Articles 634-648)
f. Easement Relating to Waters (Articles 637-648)
g. Easement of Right of Way (Articles 649-657)
h. Easement of Party Wall (Articles 658-666)
i. Easement of Light and View (Articles 667-673)
j. Easement of Drainage of Buildings (Article 674-676)
k. Intermediate Distances and Works or Certain Constructions and Plantings (Articles 677-687)
l. Voluntary Easements (Articles 688-693)

VII. Nuisance (Articles 694-707) (9th Meeting)


a. Concept of Nuisance
b. Kinds of Nuisance
c. Abatement of Nuisance
d. Remedies against Nuisance

VIII. Different Modes of Acquiring Ownership (10th and 11th Meeting)


a. Occupation (Articles 713-720)
b. Intellectual Creation (Articles 721-724)
c. Donation
i. Nature of Donations (Articles 725-734)
ii. Persons who may give or receive a donation (Articles 735-749)
iii. Effect of Donation and Limitations Thereon (Articles 750-759)
iv. Revocation and Reduction of Donations (Articles 760-773)

IX. Prescription
a. General Provisions (Articles 1106-1116) (12th Meeting)
b. Prescription of Ownership and Other Real Rights (Article 1117-1138)
c. Prescription of Actions (Article 1139-1155)

References:
New Civil Code of the Philippines
Comments and Case on Property by Hector De Leon
New Civil Code Annotated by Arturo Tolentino
Law on Property by Elmer Rabuya
New Civil Code Annotated by Paras
New Civil Code Annotated by Pineda

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