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Article 539

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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A possessor in good faith is entitled to retain the fruits received before their possession is legally interrupted. They are also entitled to reimbursement for necessary and useful expenses.

Official text — RA 386

Every possessor has a right to be respected in his possession; and should he be disturbed therein he shall be protected in or restored to said possession by the means established by the laws and the Rules of Court.

A possessor deprived of his possession through forcible entry may within ten days from the filing of the complaint present a motion to secure from the competent court, in the action for forcible entry, a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction to restore him in his possession. The court shall decide the motion within thirty (30) days from the filing thereof. (446a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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