Title I - Property Classification (According To Mobility)

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Title I PROPERTY

Classification (according to mobility):


1. Immovable real property
2. Movable personal property

Requisites:
1. Utility
2. Individuality/Substantivity
3. Susceptibility of appropriation

Real Rights
1. no passive subject claim against whole world
2. object is corporeal thing (obligation)
3. creates juridical relations through mode & title
4. extinguished through loss or destruction of thing

Personal Rights
1. Passive and active subject
2. Object is an intangible thing (specific thing)
3. Creates juridical relations through title
4. Not extinguished through loss or destruction of thing

Immovable property
1. By nature cannot be moved from place to place because of their
nature
a) land, buildings & all kinds of constructions adhered to soil
b) mine, quarries
2. By incorporation essentially movables but attached to an
immovable that it becomes an integral part of it
trees, plants & growing fruits adhered to soil
everything attached to an immovable that it will break if
separated
statues, paintings if intended by owner to be integral part of
immovable
animal houses if intended by owner to become permanently
attached to immovable
3. By destination movables but purpose is to partake of an integral
part of an immovable
machinery placed by owner of the tenement & tend directly to meet
the needs of such works/industry
fertilizers when applied to soil
docks & floating structures
4. By analogy/by law contracts for public works, servitude & other
real rights over immovable property

Movable property
1. susceptible of appropriation that are not included in enumeration
in immovable
2. immovable that are designated as movable by special provision of
law
3. forces of nature brought under control by science
4. things w/c can be transported w/o impairment of real property
where they are fixed
5. obligations which involve demandable sums (credits)
6. shares of stocks of agricultural, commercial & industrial entities
although they may have real estate

Classification of Movables
1. consumable cannot be utilized w/o being consumed
2. non-consumable

Classification of Property (according to ownership):


1. Public dominion
intended for public use
intended for public service of state, provinces, cities &
municipalities
Characteristics:
outside the commerce of men cannot be alienated or leased
cannot be acquired by private individual through prescription
not subject to attachment & execution
cannot be burdened by voluntary easement
2. Private Ownership
patrimonial property of state, provinces, cities, municipalities
1. exist for attaining economic ends of state
2. property of public dominion when no longer intended for public
use/service declared patrimonial
property belonging to private persons individually or collectively
Title II OWNERSHIP

Chapter 1: OWNERSHIP IN GENERAL

Definitions of Ownership
Independent and general right of a person to control a thing
particularly in his possession, enjoyment, disposition, and recovery,
subject to no restrictions except those imposed by the state or
private persons, without prejudice to the provisions of the law.
Power of a person over a thing for purposes recognized by law &
within the limits established by law

Attributes:
1. Jus possidendi right to possess
2. Jus utendi right to enjoy
3. Jus fruendi right to fruits
4. Jus abutendi right to use and abuse
5. Jus disponendi right to dispose
6. Jus vindicandi right to exclude others from possession of the
thing

Actions for possession:

1. movable replevin (return of a movable)

2. immovable

forcible entry used by person deprived of possession through


violence, intimidation (physical possession, 1 year unlawful
deprivation)

unlawful detainer used by lessor/person having legal right


over property when lessee/person withholding property refuses
to surrender possession of property after expiration of
lease/right to hold property (physical possession, 1 year from
unlawful deprivation)

accion publiciana plenary action to recover possession

accion reinvindicatoria recovery of dominion of property as


owner
7. Principle of self-help self defense
Elements:

Person exercising rights is owner or lawful possessor


There is actual or threatened unlawful physical invasion of his
property
Use force as may be reasonably necessary to repel or prevent it
Available only when possession has not yet been lost, if already
lost resort to judicial process
May be exercised by 3rd person negotiorum gestio
8. Right to enclose or fence w/o detriment to servitude constituted
9. Right to surface & everything under it only as far as necessary for
his practical interest (benefit or enjoyment)
10. Right to hidden treasure found in own property
hidden and unknown movables w/c consist of money or precious
objects
owner is unknown
by chance if property owner is state belongs to finder; also
if in anothers property; the finder must not be trespasser

Limitation on Ownership
1. general limitations for the benefit of the state (eminent domain,
police power, taxation)
2. specific limitations imposed by law (servitude, easements)
3. specific limitations imposed by party transmitting ownership (will,
contract)
4. limitations imposed by owner himself (voluntary servitude,
mortgages, pledges)
5. inherent limitations arising from conflicts with other similar rights
(contiguity of property)
6. owner cannot make use of a thing which shall injure/prejudice
rights of 3rd persons (neighbors)
7. acts in state of necessity law permits injury or destruction of
things owned by another provided this is necessary to avert a
greater danger (with right to indemnity vs. principle of unjust
enrichment)
8. true owner must resort to judicial process when thing is in
possession of another; law creates a disputable presumption of
ownership to those in actual possession
identify property
show that he has better title

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