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Jun 18, 2012 contract-law lease market-stalls civil-code equitable-mortgage supreme-court

When a Lease Isn't a Lease: Clarifying Rights in Market Stall Agreements

A Supreme Court ruling clarifies the distinction between leasehold rights and ownership of improvements in market stall transactions under Philippine law.