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The document discusses the importance of classifying property as real or personal in several areas of law:
1) In criminal law, usurpation and robbery/theft can only apply to certain types of property.
2) Specific contracts like mortgages and deposits only apply to real or personal property. Donations also have different documentation requirements.
3) Acquisitive prescription periods are longer for real property versus personal property.
4) Actions to recover possession have different processes depending on the property type. Venue of cases and governing law also differ based on the classification.
The document discusses the importance of classifying property as real or personal in several areas of law:
1) In criminal law, usurpation and robbery/theft can only apply to certain types of property.
2) Specific contracts like mortgages and deposits only apply to real or personal property. Donations also have different documentation requirements.
3) Acquisitive prescription periods are longer for real property versus personal property.
4) Actions to recover possession have different processes depending on the property type. Venue of cases and governing law also differ based on the classification.
The document discusses the importance of classifying property as real or personal in several areas of law:
1) In criminal law, usurpation and robbery/theft can only apply to certain types of property.
2) Specific contracts like mortgages and deposits only apply to real or personal property. Donations also have different documentation requirements.
3) Acquisitive prescription periods are longer for real property versus personal property.
4) Actions to recover possession have different processes depending on the property type. Venue of cases and governing law also differ based on the classification.
CLASSIFICATION UNDER THE CIVIL CODE (5) Venue of actions
(1) In Criminal Law (a) Real actions - Actions concerning real property are (a) Usurpation of property can take place only with commenced in the court which has jurisdiction over the respect to real property. [RPC 312] area where the real property is situated. [Rules of Court (b) Robbery and theft can be committed only against Rule 4 Sec.1] personal property. [RPC 293, 308] (b) Personal actions - Commenced where the plaintiff or any of the principal plaintiffs, or where the defendant (2) In the Form of Contracts Involving Movables and Immovables or any of the principal defendants resides, or if a non- (a) Subject matter of specific contracts: resident defendant, where he may be found, at the (i) Only real property can be the subject of election of the plaintiff. [Rule 4 Sec. 2] real mortgage [NCC 2124] and antichresis [NCC 2132] (ii) Only personal property can be the (6) The Governing Law (Private International Law) subject of voluntary deposit [NCC 1966], pledge [NCC (a) Immovables - governed by the law of the country 2094] and chattel mortgage [Act 1508[ where they are located (b) Donations of real property are required to be in a (b) Movables - governed by the personal laws of the public instrument [NCC 749] but a donation of a owner (which in some cases is the law of his nationality movable may be made orally or in writing [NCC 748] and in other cases, the law of his domicile)
(3) For Acquisitive Prescription (7) In affecting third persons
(a) Real property can be acquired by prescription in 30 (a) In transactions involving real property must be years (bad faith) and 10 years (good faith). (NCC 1137, recorded in the Registry of Property to affect third 1134) persons (b) Movables can be acquired by prescription in 8 years (b) In transactions involving personal property (bad faith) and 4 years (good faith) (NCC 1132) registration is not required, except for chattel mortgages [Chattel Mortgage Register, NCC2140] (4) Actions for Recovery of Possession (a) Possession of real property recovered through accion reivindicatoria, accion publiciana, forcible entry and unlawful detainer. (b) Possession of movable property recovered through replevin