Jan Edmond Ruz.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW / LAWYER
GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR
REAL ESTATE BROKER
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Delayed registration and its process
delayed registration of birth certificate
delayed registration of death certificate
delayed registration of marriage contract
Prenup
Prenuptial agreement
Pre-nuptial agreement
double registration of birth is not allowed
double registration of death is not allowed
ONETT transactions
One Time Transactions
T.I.N. or TIN or tax identification number
Certificate Authorizing Registration
Bureau of internal revenue Certificate Authorizing Registration
BIR CAR
B.I.R. C.A.R.
Tax Clearance from the treasurer’s office is not enough to know if there are arrears in taxes
Real Property Taxes and arrears
Real Property Tax Assessment
How to make payment under protest of real property taxes
Prescription involving real property taxes
Probate of a last will and testament
Correction of entry as an administrative proceeding
Adoption and types of adoption are interesting topics
Suit or case are remedies to legal disputes
Answer to summons within reglementary period
Affidavit is a sworn statement and notarized
Bail reduction is a common move if bail is set too high
Probation is a remedy in criminal cases
Contract to sell versus contract of sale
Contract of sale and its requisites
Restitution as a legal remedy in land disputes
Rescission as a legal remedy in land disputes
Default and delay in payment
Expired letter of guarantee and how it affects real estate transactions
Real estate as a guarantee for a loan and its subsequent release upon full payment of loan
Real estate law actually involves civil law and special laws
Boundary dispute resolution can be brought before the barangay lupon for help
Property law involves real estate and even movables
Inheritance distribution happens after settlement of estate and partition
Real estate litigation must be avoided at all times
Adjacent property dispute must be avoided at all times
Legal effects of a waiver depends if it is valid or not and how it was written
Tax declaration and tax clearance must be checked
Boundary dispute resolution can be accomplished out of court
Adjoining lot owner dispute must be avoided
Encroachment case should be resolved peacefully
Correction of birth certificate can be done out of court
Delayed registration can be done out of court
Death certificate registration is important
Boundary dispute in Moalboal, Cebu, is not uncommon
Property law is a tool for amicable settlement of real estate disputes
Estate law is a tool for amicable settlement of real estate disputes
Inheritance law is actually part of Succession Law
Real estate litigation may be caused by misunderstanding
Adjacent lot dispute may be caused by misinformation
Quitclaim affidavit can be useful
New tax declaration because of general revision is not unusual
Lot plan or lot sketch plan must be designed according to objectives
Sketch plan or lot sketch plan are tools
Vicinity map are tools t
CENRO, PENRO, MENRO roles
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