Article 525
RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision
ELI5— what this means for you
Good faith possession means you possess a property believing you have a right to it. Bad faith possession means you know you have no legal right.
Official text — RA 386
The possession of things or rights may be had in one of two concepts: either in the concept of owner, or in that of the holder of the thing or right to keep or enjoy it, the ownership pertaining to another person. (432)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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