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2000-03-31 |
KAPUNAN, J. |
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| The prevailing law regulating the lease of residential units is B.P. Blg. 877,[26] which replaced B.P. Blg. 25, the old rent control law. B.P Blg. 25[27] was approved on 10 April 1979 and took effect immediately. It remained in force for the next five years. After the expiration of the five-year term, the effectivity of B.P. Blg. 25 was further extended by Presidential Decree No. 1912[28] and B.P. Blg. 867, for eight (8) months and six (6) months, respectively.[29] After the the period of extension of B.P. Blg. 25 ended on 30 June 1985, B.P. Blg. 877 was enacted on 1 July 1985. Initially, the effectivity of B.P. Blg. 877 was up to 31 December 1987 only. However, just like its predecessor, the effectivity of B.P. Blg. 877 was extended up to 31 December 1989 by Republic Act No. 6643.[30] Subsequently, the legislature passed Republic Act No. 6628[31] and Republic Act No. 7644[32] which both extended the effectivity of B.P. Blg. 877 for another three (3) years. Finally, Republic Act No. 8437[33] gave another extension to the rent control period in B.P. Blg. 877 from 1 January 1998 up to 31 December 2001. Hence, presently, the controlling rental law for certain residential units is still B.P. Blg. 877. | |||||