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RA 409 Section 74

RA 409 Section 74

Repurchase by owner after absolute forfeiture.

Section 74

SEC. 74. Repurchase by owner after absolute forfeiture.—After the title to the property shall have become absolutely vested in the Government of the City of Manila in the manner above provided, and at any time before a sale or contract of sale has been made by the city treasurer to a third party in the manner provided for by law, the original owner or his legal representative shall have a further right to repurchase the entire amount of the property in question by paying therefor the full amount then due for taxes, penalties, and costs, together with an additional penalty of fifteen per centum upon the whole, and if the City Mayor has made a contract for the lease of the property the repurchase may be made subject to such contract.

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CitationRA 409 Section 74 (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).

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