Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 849)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 849 is to authorize the payment of unpaid costs and expenses of cadastral proceedings completed and assessed on or before December 8, 1941, without penalty, under certain conditions.
It covers provinces, municipalities, and municipal districts in the Philippines where registration proceedings under Act No. 2259 as amended had been completed and assessed on or before December 8, 1941.
The unpaid costs and expenses of cadastral proceedings and cadastral surveys and monumenting completed and assessed on or before December 8, 1941, can be paid without penalty.
The unpaid obligations must be paid within two years from the date of the approval of this Act, which was May 28, 1953.
Yes, owners of lots included in the cadastral proceedings have the right to pay any unpaid amount assessed against their respective lots within the same two-year period to avoid penalties.
It refers to registration proceedings under Act Numbered 2259, as amended.
The Act took effect upon its approval on May 28, 1953.
No, no penalty is imposed if payment is made within two years from the Act’s approval date.
The provinces, municipalities, or municipal districts concerned may pay the unpaid obligations, as well as the owners of lots included in the cadastral proceedings.
It pertains to cadastral proceedings involving registration, cadastral survey, and monumenting where the related costs had been determined and assessed.