Jan Edmond Ruz.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW / LAWYER
GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR
REAL ESTATE BROKER
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Quitclaim affidavit can be repudiated or questioned even if properly done.
New tax declaration versus cancelled tax declaration certificate
Revision of assessment by assessor’s office
Lot plan may not be a proof of ownership
Sketch plan may not be a proof of ownership
Vicinity map may not be a proof of ownership
Legal forms in the Philippines vary depending on style and facts
Retainer agreement can vary and is on a case to case basis
To file a complaint or to threaten to file a complaint are different
Counter affidavit must be notarized
Counter-affidavits must be notarized properly
Provisional liberty is merely temporary freedom while the case is pending
Title cancellation must be done in court unless the parties amicably settle
Deed of sale annulment can be done in court or out of court or extrajudicially
Tax declaration cancellation can be done in court or extrajudicially
Real estate loan and mortgage
Letter of guaranty has an expiry
Loan and mortgage annotation
Loan amortization
Just compensation in expropriation
DPWH expropriation
NGCP expropriation
Adverse claim annotation
Affidavit of adverse claim
Land title and land deeds rules and annotations
File a case in court in good faith and with clean hands
Unclean hands is not good
Siargao properties must be checked if alienable or inalienable
Siargao real estate broker must advice if the land sold is alienable or inalienable
Several Guimaras surveyor and broker are available in the island
Guimaras properties increase in value because there is limited supply
Real estate problem solver must be part of the qualities of investors
How to retain legal counsel and how to handle its termination
Quitclaim processing
Tax declaration issuance and revision
General revision and tax declaration
Legal map preparation
Checks and bouncing checks cases are common
Contracts and its breach are best resolved out of court
out of court resolution in breach of contract must be an option
out of court rescission is always an option unless prohibited by law
mutual restitution and rescission are options to arrive in amicable settlement
Back-up and swap are commons moves to settle disputes amicably and peacefully
Assume mortgage or assumption of mortgage if done properly will help debtors in distress.
Assumption of mortgage is novation or is it not a form of novation?
Public and private road access
Legal assistance in trespassing can be by PAO if you qualify
Real estate sale contract can be helpful to avoid disputes
Real estate loan processing is complex but can be learned
Legal road widening process
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