Exam 15: Legal Issues in Property Ownership and Easements

In the question above, where D refuses to agree, what would be your advice to A, B and C?

Which of the following is false with regard to the prescription on action to quiet title?

A, B & C are the co-owners of a parcel of land. They leased it to D. For failure to pay the rents, A alone sued D. Will the action prosper?

The following are some of the characteristics of a co-ownership except one:

A donated a property to B, but the property is surrounded by A's property. What is the right of B?

Which of the following is not a ground for extinguishment of a usufruct?

A, B and C are the co-owners of a parcel of land located in the City of Manila consisting of 90 square meters. A sued B and C for partition. How do you thing the court will decide?

A, B, C and D are the heirs of X and Y who left an estate of 10 hectares in Laguna. The three (3) brothers agreed to convert the land from a riceland to a subdivision. D, the sister disagreed. Is D's act valid and what is the remedy of the brothers?

A tolerated B to use his land, hence, B constructed a road where his trucks would pass through, going in and out of his land. Fifty (50) years thereafter, A asked B to pay rentals but B refused contending that he has already acquired ownership over the easement of right of way by prescription. Is B correct?

A built his house on his lot up to the boundary line and opened windows with direct view over the lot of B. Twenty (20) years later, B built his house up to the boundary line of his lot, hence, A filed a complaint enjoining B from building his house up to the boundary contending that he has acquired the easement of light and view by prescription and that B cannot build less than 3 meters from the boundary. Is A correct?

In 2001, A granted a usufruct over his building to B until February 23, 2011 when C, the son of B would have reached the age of 25. C died at the age of 23 in 2009. What happened to the usufruct?

In the question above, A, B and C agreed to use the amount of ₱100M left by their parents for the development of the land. D disagreed. Is D's act correct?

A is the owner of a parcel of land, which is a part of a subdivision property being developed by XYZ Corporation. His lot is adjacent to the road belonging to ABC Corporation hence, he used to pass through the road going to the national highway. In 2009, ABC Corporation constructed a fence on its property, thus closing the road. Can A demand the reopening of the road?

A & B had an agreement for A to use B's property as a right of way. Five (5) years later, an adequate outlet was opened to a highway near A's property, hence, B filed an action to cancel the encumbrance of voluntary easement of right of way. The RTC granted. The CA may rule that:

What is the status of the sale of the whole property by one co-owner?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a co-ownership?

What should a co-owner do inorder that he can recover expenses in the alteration of co-ownership?

In taking care of the thing in usufruct, what degree of diligence is required?

A, B, C & D are the co-owners of a parcel of land. They agreed to orally partition the property. Is the partition valid?

A ordered books from Rex Publishing worth ₱1M. The books were delivered to him at his office and as it was a Sunday, he issued a check which was dishonored when it was presented for payment. He sold the books to B. Can Rex Publishing recover the books?