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Use this hub to determine whether an agreement binds, what happens when a party fails to perform, how an obligation is paid or extinguished, and which remedy fits the dispute.
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Lease problems are contract disputes with special Civil Code and ejectment rules. Start with Lease Law in the Philippines and the Lease and Rental Disputes hub. For breach and termination, see landlord early termination and tenant early departure. For payment and deposit issues, see nonpayment of rent, security-deposit deductions, and deposit return.
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Start with the Sales and Property Purchases hub. Quick links: Buyer Fails to Pay · Seller Fails to Deliver · Earnest vs Down Payment vs Option Money · Buyer Refund After Cancelled Sale · Late Payment and Cancellation · Force Seller to Deliver · Sale vs Contract to Sell · Cash vs Installment Sale · Contract to Sell Cancellation
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For title, ownership and due-diligence questions that sit behind a sale or contract dispute, use the Property and Ownership hub, How to Verify a Land Title, and the Deed of Sale Checklist.
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When can a lender take back your car without a court order? Learn the breach-of-peace limits, the notice and sale rules under the PPSA, when the Recto Law bars a deficiency, your defenses and deadlines.
Signed as co-maker? See when a lender can collect the whole loan from you, the defenses that can release you, how to get your money back from the borrower, and the deadlines that apply.
No one can be jailed for simply failing to pay a debt in the Philippines. Jail is possible only when a separate crime is proved, such as a bouncing check under BP 22 or estafa. Here is where the line falls, what collectors cannot threaten, and what to do next.
Under Article 1956 of the Civil Code, agreed interest on a loan is collectible only if expressly stipulated in writing. What counts as writing, what happens to interest already paid, how legal interest still applies, deadlines and what to do next.
Causal fraud (dolo causante) lets you annul a Philippine contract; incidental fraud (dolo incidente) only gives damages. The test, proof, four-year deadline and next steps.
A signed promissory note is enforceable in the Philippines even without a notary. Here is what the note must say, the clauses that protect the lender, and what courts strike down.
What a Philippine homeowner can do when a contractor abandons house construction: demand, completion at the contractor’s cost, damages and forum.
A loan of money is valid without a written contract. Here is what you must prove, how GCash records, screenshots and chats are treated as evidence, the defenses to expect, and the steps from demand to small claims.
A used-car seller answers for hidden defects; you can demand a refund or price cut, but must sue within six months from delivery.
Cannot pay your credit card? Understand collection, negotiation, court papers and complaint routes in the Philippines, with practical next steps.