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ii. Purchase of Property in Litigation (See also Civil Code, Art. 1491(5))

JC = Fair Market Value of the Property

(Republic v. BPI, G.R. No. 203039, 2013)

By the judgment obligor or first redemptioner:

  • Purchase price.
  • 1%interest per month thereon, up to the time of redemption.
  • Any amount of assessments or taxes which the purchaser may have paid thereon after purchase and interest on such last named amount at the same rate. and
  • If the purchaser be also a creditor having a prior lien to that of the redemptioner, other than the judgment under which such purchase was made, the amount of such other lien, with interest.