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Leviste Management System Inc. vs. Legaspi Tower 200 Inc.

LEVISTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LEGASPI TOWERS 200, INC., AND VIVIAN Y. LOCSIN AND PITONG MARCORDE, RESPONDENTS. ENGR. NELSON Q. IRASGA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MUNICIPAL BUILDING OFFICIAL OF MAKATI, METRO MANILA AND HON. JOSE P. DE JESUS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, THIRD PARTY RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 199389] LEGASPI TOWERS 200, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LEVISTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INC., ENGR. NELSON Q. IRASGA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MUNICIPAL BLDG. OFFICIAL OF MAKATI, METRO MANILA, AND HON. JOSE P. DE JESUS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 199353 | 2018-04-04

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:**
 
The Civil Code provisions on builders in good faith presuppose that the owner of the land and the builder are two distinct persons who are not bound either by specific legislation on the subject property or by contract. Properties recorded in accordance with Section 4[1] of Republic Act No. 4726[2] (otherwise known as the Condominium Act) are governed by said Act; while the Master Deed and the By Laws of the condominium corporation establish the contractual relations between said condominium corporation and the unit owners.

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