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RA 5261 Section 50

RA 5261 Section 50

Ejectment of occupants of seized property.

Section 50

SEC. 50. Ejectment of occupants of seized property.— After the expiration of ninety days from the date of the publication of the notice of delinquency provided for in the next preceding section, the city treasurer, or his deputy, may issue to the Mayor or to other officers au­thorized by law to execute and enforce the laws, a certificate describing the parcel of real estate on which the taxes have been declared delinquent, stating amount of taxes due, and the penalties and costs accrued by reason of the delinquency, and requesting him eject from said property all the tenants and occupants thereof. Upon receiving such certificate, the Mayor or other official authorized to enforce the law shall forthwith have all the tenants and occupants who refuse to recognize the title of the city expelled from the property in question and to that end, he may use the police force: Provided, however, That if the property so seized includes a residential house, the occupants thereof shall be given sufficient time, not exceeding ten days from the date of the notice of ejectment, to vacate the premises.

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CitationRA 5261 Section 50 (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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