An Act to Provide that the Testimony of a Lessee or Tenant shall be Accepted, in Certain Cases, as Prima Facie Evidence on the Terms of his Contract with the Owner of the Land
Commonwealth Act No. 53, enacted on October 17, 1936, establishes that the testimony of a lessee or tenant can be accepted as prima facie evidence regarding the terms of their contract with the landowner if the agreement is not documented in writing or is not in a language understood by the lessee or tenant. This provision aims to protect the rights of tenants and ensure that verbal agreements can be recognized in legal contexts. The Act took effect upon its approval on the same date.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 53
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 17, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 53
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TESTIMONY OF A LESSEE OR TENANT SHALL BE ACCEPTED, IN CERTAIN CASES, AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE ON THE TERMS OF HIS CONTRACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE LAND
SECTION 1. Where a covenant or contract made between the owner of land and a lessee or tenant on share thereof has not been reduced to writing or has not been set forth in a document written in a language known to the lessee or tenant, the testimony of such lessee or tenant shall be accepted as prima facie evidence on the terms of a covenant or contract. EIAaDC
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, October 17, 1936.
Cite This Law
An Act to Provide that the Testimony of a Lessee or Tenant shall be Accepted, in Certain Cases, as Prima Facie Evidence on the Terms of his Contract with the Owner of the Land, Commonwealth Act No. 53, Oct 17, 1936 (Philippines)
An Act to Provide that the Testimony of a Lessee or Tenant shall be Accepted, in Certain Cases, as Prima Facie Evidence on the Terms of his Contract with the Owner of the Land, Commonwealth Act No. 53 (Phil. 1936)
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