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Viewmaster Construction Corp vs Hon Reynaldo Maulit & Edgardo Castro

VIEWMASTER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. HON. REYNALDO Y. MAULIT in his official capacity as administrator of the Land Registration Authority; and EDGARDO CASTRO, acting register of deeds of Las Pi?as, Metro Manila; respondents.

G.R. No. 136283 | 2000-02-29

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

A notice of lis pendens may be registered when an action or a proceeding directly affects the title to the land or the buildings thereon; or the possession, the use or the occupation thereof. Hence, the registration of such notice should be allowed if the litigation involves the enforcement of an agreement for the co-development of a parcel of land.

Statement of the Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari.1 [Rollo, pp. 11-36.] assailing the February 27, 1998 Decision.2 [Rollo, pp. 41- 47.] of the Court of Appeals (CA).3 [Twelfth Division, composed of J. Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, chairman,...