A is the owner of a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 123 located in a subdivision property being developed by XYZ Corporation. He did not know the exact location of the lot, hence, he consulted the developer who pointed to a lot, hence, he constructed his house. It turned out that it was another lot covered by TCT No. 124. Is A a builder in good faith?

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• A is the owner of a parcel of land, which is a part of a subdivision property being developed by XYZ Corporation. His lot is adjacent to the road belonging to ABC Corporation hence, he used to pass through the road going to the national highway. In 2009, ABC Corporation constructed a fence on its property, thus closing the road. Can A demand the reopening of the road?
• A is the owner of a parcel of land covered by a TCT No. 1. B stole the title, forged his signature and transferred it under his name. TCT No. 2 was issued under his name. He sold it to C who registered under his name. When returned to the Philippine in 2010, he discovered that his title was transferred to another. Can he recover the same?
• A is the owner of a parcel of land adjoining B’s lot. B, knowing that the lot did not belong to him constructed his house on the lot belonging to A. Which of the following is the not correct?
• A sold a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 9 to B. At the time of the sale, B knew that C has been in possession of the parcel of land as early as 10 years before the sale. B however checked with the Registry of Deeds and found the title to be clean. Is B a buyer in good faith?
• A is the owner of a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 1. Through an oral agreement between B & A. A agreed that the property be registered under the name of B so that he can use it in securing a loan with Metrobank. When A sought to recover the property from B, the latter refused contending that he was the owner of the same. Is the contention of B correct?
• A built his house on his lot up to the boundary line and opened windows with direct view over the lot of B. Twenty (20) years later, B built his house up to the boundary line of his lot, hence, A filed a complaint enjoining B from building his house up to the boundary contending that he has acquired the easement of light and view by prescription and that B cannot build less than 3 meters from the boundary. Is A correct?
• A sold a parcel of land to B covered by TCT NO. 152 with C as a witness. When D wanted to buy a property, he executed a special power of attorney for E to buy a property for him. E entered into a contract of sale with A for the purchase of the same lot and registered it under the name of D. Who between B and D has a better right over the lot?
• A, B & C are the co-owners of a parcel of land. A constructed his house at the middle of the property, such that, when they partitioned it, his house was found to be intruding into the share of B. What is the right of B?
• Samson, the son of a wealthy family has always claimed that since childhood, he was not a boy. He played with the girls and did not mingle with the boys. After finishing his course at a university in the Philippines, he went to the US to take up his masteral and doctorate degrees. He consulted several doctors of the possibility of sex transmission from that of male to that of a female. The sex transmission was done in Thailand and which was certified as successful by a medical expert in Manila, hence, he claimed to be a woman. He filed a petition for correction of entry of his record of birth from male to female and his name from Samson to Delailah as he was marrying his fiancé. The lower court granted the petition. Is the order of the court correct?
• A is the owner of a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 1 consisting of 10,000 square meters more of less adjoining the river bank. Accretion was formed which has been in the possession of B in 1990, but it was disposed of by the Director of Lands to B in s2010. Is the Director correct?