Ejectment

Property and Ownership

Can One Co-Owner Exclusively Occupy or Rent Out Shared Property?
ByCivilLaw.PH Editorial Team September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

A co-owner may use the common property, but not in a way that shuts the others out. Renting it out alone is a different matter: the income belongs to everyone in proportion to their shares, and it must be accounted for.

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Property and Ownership

Someone Is Occupying My Land Without Permission: What Can I Do?
ByCivilLaw.PH Editorial Team September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

The right remedy depends on two facts: how the occupation started, and how long ago. Within one year it is a summary ejectment case; beyond that it becomes a plenary action. Here is how to tell which one you have, and what to do first.

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