Code of Agrarian Reforms

1. Lessor

1.1. peaceful possession and cultivation

1.2. Improvements

1.3. Inspect and observe

1.4. Propose changes

1.5. Require EE to adopt in his farm proven practices

1.6. Mortgage rentals

2. Title

2.1. Also known as The Code of Agrarian Reforms of the Philippines

3. Salient Features

3.1. 1. It abolished the share tenanct system and replace it with agricultural leasehold

3.2. 2. It established a bill of rights for agricultural workers

3.3. 3. It established the Department of Agrarian Reform as the machinery for the acquisition and distribution of agricultural land

3.4. 4. It established the Land Bank of the Philippines as the financial arm of the agrarian reform program

4. Inclusion

4.1. The main objective of the law to create a system if owner-cultivatorship and economic family-size farm as basis of Philippine agriculture

5. Lease Contract

5.1. Oral;

5.2. Written

5.2.1. 1. drawn in quadruplicate in a language or dialect known to the agricultural lessee

5.2.2. 2. Signed or Thumb marked by both parties before 2 witnesses, to be chosen by each party

5.2.3. 3. acknowledged before the municipal court where the land is situated

5.2.4. 4. registered

6. Mode of Payment of rental

6.1. In cash

6.1.1. need to paid within a reasonable amount of time

6.2. in Produce

6.2.1. need to be paid immediately after threshing or processing

7. Lessee

7.1. cultivate and take care of the farm + Agriculture

7.2. inform of any trspassing

7.3. reasonable care for farm animals

7.4. notify of date of harvest

7.5. pay rent

7.6. possess and peacefully enjoy the land

7.7. manage and work on the land

7.8. mechanize farm work

7.9. deal with millers and processors

7.10. homelot

7.11. Right of Pre-emption

7.12. Right of Redemption

8. Effectivity Date

8.1. August 8, 1963

9. Term of Lease

9.1. It is indefinite

9.2. Expiration does not terminate lease

9.3. Transfer of ownership does not terminate leasehold relation

9.4. Death or Physical Incapacity of the lessee does not terminate leasehold relation

9.4.1. Spouse

9.4.2. Eldest direct decendant

9.4.3. Next Eldest descendant or descendants in the order of their age

9.5. Extinguishment

9.5.1. 1. Abandonment

9.5.1.1. Intent

9.5.1.2. Actual act of Abandonment

9.5.2. 2. Voluntary Surrender

9.5.2.1. Voluntary

9.5.2.2. Serve at least 3 months notice

9.5.3. 3. Absence of persons under sec 9 to succeed to the lessee