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Spouses Ernesto Lim and Zenaida Lim Vs. Ruby Shelter Builders and Realty Development Corp.

SPOUSES ERNESTO LIM and ZENAIDA LIM, Petitioner, versus RUBY SHELTER BUILDERS AND REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent

G.R. No. 182707 | 2010-09-01

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This case is about the jurisdiction of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) over an action to compel a land developer to deliver a promised title over one-fourth of a subdivided lot.

The Facts and the Case

Sometime in May 2001 petitioners Ernesto and Zenaida Lim (the Lims) bought for P190,000.00 a 318-square meter lot that then formed part of a bigger lot[1] in Barangay Triangulo, Naga City. Respondent Ruby Shelter Builders and Realty Development Corporation (Ruby Shelter), the seller and owner, undertook to subdivide the lot and, upon approval by the Bureau of Lands, execute a deed of absolute sale in...