Right to Own

1. General Rule - Only Filipino citizens and corporations at least sixty percent of the capital of which is owned by Filipinos are entitled to acquire and own land in the Philippines.
2. Exceptions to General Rule - Alien acquisition of real estate in the Philippines is allowed in the following cases :
   1. Acquisition before the 1935 Constitution.
   2. Acquisition thru hereditary succession if the acquiree is a legal heir.
   3. Purchase of not more than forty percent interest in a condominium project
   4. Purchase by former natural born Filipino citizens subject to limitations prescribed by B. P. 185 and R.A. 8179

3. A Filipina who marries an alien retains her Philippine citizenship (unless the law of her husband's country makes her assume the citizenship of her husband because of such marriage) and can therefore acquire real estate in the Philippines.

1. Fundamentals of Property Ownership
   
2. Rights Included in Ownership
   
3. Limitations on Right Of Ownership
   
4. Surface, Subsurface and Air Right
   
5. Right to Hidden Treasure
   
6. Rights of Accession
   
7. Meaning of Title
   
8. Modes of Acquiring Title
   
9. Right to Own
   
10. Acquisition by Former Natural Born Filipino Citizens
    
11. Lands of The Public Domain

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