Can you Partially Pay a Contact to Sell? | May 12, 2025

The case of spouses Godinez v. spouses Norman concerns the retention of partial payments made after having failed to pay the full price for a leased property whose contract has been cancelled.

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Alburo Law
May 12, 2025

Can you Partially Pay a Contact to Sell?

Article 1378 of the Labor Code of the Philippines provides that in cases of doubt in the interpretation of onerous contracts, the interpretation should be made in a way that is fair for the parties involved. In this case, the seller was allowed to retain partial payments as just compensation for the buyer’s use of the property even after the contract has been cancelled.

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