Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title XIX: Concurrence and Preference of Credits

Article 2248

Chapter 3: Order of Preference of Credits

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

Those credits which enjoy preference in relation to specific real property or real rights, exclude all others to the extent of the value of the immovable or real right to which the preference refers.

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.