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D.O. Plaza Management Corp. vs Co-Owners Heirs of Andres Atega, et al.

D.O. PLAZA MANAGEMENT CORP., Petitioner, versus CO-OWNERS HEIRS OF ANDRES ATEGA, namely: BASILISA KITTILSTVEDT, VERONICA ATEGA- NABLE, HEIRS OF MARIA DEEN, HEIRS OF CONSOLACION ATEGA-TOLENTINO, HEIRS OF CANUTA ATEGA-MORTOLA, HEIRS OF PROSPERIDAD ATEGA-RODRIGUEZ, HEIRS OF MARIANO ATEGA, HEIRS OF PLENIO ATEGA, HEIRS OF KATHERINE ATEGA-MORAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158526 | 2004-12-16

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

The instant petition stemmed from a complaint for unlawful detainer filed by respondent Heirs of Andres Atega before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) of Butuan City against petitioner D.O. Plaza Management Corporation (DOPMC).

In their complaint,[1] respondents alleged that they, as lessors, entered into a contract of lease with petitioner, as lessee, over two (2) adjoining parcels of land situated at Baan, Butuan City, one having an area of 1.70 hectares and the other with an area of 2,312 square meters. The Lease Contract[2] was for a term of five (5) years, commencing on December 16, 1986 up to December...