Minanang lupa sa lolo, apo magkakapatid paghatian, Right of first refusal

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May mga minanang lupa sa lolo ang mga apo na magkakapatid. Isa sa mga apo ay pinatira nya sa share nya ang ibang tao dahil may mag pagkakautang sya sa taong tumira. Dahil hindi na makakabayad ang apo binenta nya ito sa taong nakatira.

Samantala hindi pumayag ang mga kapatid dahil kung gusto nyang ibenta dapat sa kanila muna daw magkakapatid dahil ang lupa ay sa lolo nila at ang magmamana at titira sa lupa na ito ay mga mga kadugo lang.

Napagdesisyunan ng mga ibang apo na bilhin nila sa apo na gustong magbenta at saka nya ibayad sa pinagkakautangan nya at para mapaalis na ung tumira sa lugar. Pero ayaw ng apo na nagbenta.

Tama po ba na ang desisyon ng ibang apo na dapat ang minana nilang lupa ay dapat lang sa kanilang mga pamilya mapunta at kung gusto niya ibenta dapat sa mga kapatid muna para walang ibang tao ang titira sa lupa nila? Bayaran nila ang kapatid nila tapos bayaran ng apo ang pinagkakautangan nya para makaaalis dun sa lugar nila. At yung mga kapatid na bibili paghatihatian nila ung share ng apo na nagbenta. At least sila ang unang makikinabang bago ang iba.

Meron po bang batas na ganito? Kasi po ayaw pumayag ng apo na bayaran pa un pinagkakautangan nya dahil gusto nya na ibigay na sa taong nakatira at pinagkakautangan nya ang lupa. Di ba po ba na dapat sa mga kapatid muna dapat ibenta ang lumang mamanahin ng mga apo? Ang lupa ay nakapangalan pa rin sa lolo...Salamat po


Translation: A piece of land was inherited by siblings from their grandfather. One of the grandchildren let someone else live in his/her part of the 'share' of the land, because he/she owed this person money. And since this grandchild could not pay the loan, he/she sold it to the person who lives in this property.

But the other siblings disapproved of this sale of the piece of property, because they said that if the grandchild wants to sell the piece of property, he/she should sell it to them first, because the land belongs to their grandfather, and those who should be living in this property would only be blood relatives.

So the other grandchildren decided that they would buy the piece of land from the grandchild who wanted to sell it. Then, this grandchild can use the money to pay the person he/she owes the money to, so that this person will not be allowed to live in their property anymore. Afterwards, the grandchildren who bought the land would divide the piece of land among themselves. This way, the grandchildren can benefit and have the land for themselves, rather than someone else.

Is the decision of the other grandchildren correct, that the inherited property should belong to their family? And if they want if the other grandchild wants to sell it, the other grandchildren should have the right of first refusal? This is so that no other person outside the family will live with them. They will simply pay their sibling for his/her share of the property, and he/she can then pay the creditor.

Are there any related laws that pertain to this situation? Because the grandchild does not want to pay his/her creditor the owed money, and he/she wants to give the property to the creditor who lent him/her money. Shouldn't the other grandchildren have the right of first refusal to the inherited land?

By the way, the land is still under the grandfather's name.


 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
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It depends. Una, is the lot registered in the name of all the grandchildren? If it is, they are co-owners. And as co-owners, they have certain rights to keep the lot intact in the name of the co-owners.

Kung na-partition na nila iyong lote, wala nang paki-alam ang ibang grandchildren kung ano ang gagawin noong isang heir na grandchild doon sa kaniyang share. Pero, kung co-ownership ito, dahil sa hindi pa nga nahahati ang lupa at hindi pa nahahati o naililiipat ang titulo, well, the co-owners have a right not to allow a stranger into the co-ownership. Iyong pinatira ay considered na "stranger." Best to ask a lawyer for advice kasi, hindi ko naman nakita ang mga documents. I am only going by what you recited here.
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