Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 4118)
The main objective of Republic Act No. 4118 is to convert a certain parcel of communal land in the City of Manila into disposable or alienable land of the State, provide for its subdivision into small lots, and facilitate its sale, especially to tenants or bona fide occupants.
The Act pertains to Lot 1-B-2B of Block 557 of the cadastral survey of the City of Manila, situated in the District of Malate, City of Manila.
The Land Tenure Administration is responsible for subdividing the property and selling the small lots on an installment basis.
No, tenants or bona fide occupants who cannot afford to pay a down payment are not required to make one.
Each subdivided lot shall not exceed one hundred and twenty square meters in area.
The maximum price shall not exceed twenty pesos per square meter, excluding the cost of subdivision and survey.
No, no person can purchase more than one lot.
They shall be given a month-to-month lease until they are able to purchase the lot, with rentals not exceeding eight percent per annum of the assessed value of the property leased.
Yes, no ejectment proceedings shall be instituted once the Act is approved, and any pending ejectment cases shall be dismissed upon the defendant's motion.
The property cannot be transferred, sold, mortgaged, or otherwise disposed of within five years from the date ownership is fully vested without the consent of the Land Tenure Administration.
The widow and children of the purchaser shall succeed in all his rights and obligations with respect to the lot.
The Chairman of the Land Tenure Administration must issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
The delinquent amount shall be liquidated and payable in twenty-four equal monthly installments from the date of liquidation.
One hundred fifty thousand pesos is appropriated from the National Treasury for this purpose.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 20, 1964.