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Article 1566

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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The seller is responsible to the buyer for any hidden faults or defects in the thing sold, even though he was not aware thereof.

Official text — RA 386

The vendor is responsible to the vendee for any hidden faults or defects in the thing sold, even though he was not aware thereof.

This provision shall not apply if the contrary has been stipulated, and the vendor was not aware of the hidden faults or defects in the thing sold. (1485)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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