RA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 1606
RA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 1606
Article 1606
ART. 1606. The right referred to in article 1601, in the absence of an express agreement, shall last four years from the date of the contract.
Should there be an agreement, the period cannot exceed ten years.
However, the vendor may still exercise the right to repurchase within thirty days from the time final judgment was rendered in a civil action on the basis that the contract was a true sale with right to repurchase. (1508a)
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CitationRA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 1606 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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