My bookmarksSign up free

RA 1395 Section 3

RA 1395 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. Any property surveyed from the fund created under this Act shall be liable to the payment of the proportionate survey cost and other charges as provided for in sections 18(a), 18(b), 18(c), 18(d), and 18(e) of the Cadastral Act (Act 2259) : Provided, That within one year after default of payment on an installment on the proportionate survey cost and other charges for which the property is liable, the Director of Lands shall file with the Clerk of the Court of First Instance of the province or city where the land is located a list of all lands upon which default has been made. The Clerk of Court shall thereupon publish in the manner provided for the publication of the summons in a civil action the list of the lands so filed by the Director of Lands, accompanied by a notice requiring the owners to answer within thirty days after the completion of the publication and setting the date the cases shall be heard. After due hearing, judgment with costs shall be entered against the owners of the lands found delinquent in the payment of survey costs and other charges, and said lands or such portions thereof as may be found necessary shall be sold by the Sheriff in a public auction after ten days' notice. The proceeds thereof shall be applied to the payment of the installments due on the survey costs and other charges, and any excess over the amounts applied, shall be delivered to the owner. Within one year from the date of the sale, the owner may redeem the land by paying the price for which the land has been sold with interest at six per centum per annum.

Read the full instrument →

Other provisions in RA 1395

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationRA 1395 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

Continue your research