PD 957 - Presidential Decree No. 957

Question 1

PD 957

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THE SUBDIVISION AND CONDOMINIUM BUYERS’ PROTECTIVE DECREE

Question 2

INITIATED AND SIGNED IN?

Answer 2

JULY 12, 1976

Question 3

MAXIMUM SALEABLE LOT

Answer 3

70%

Question 4

MINIMUM NON- SALEABLE LOT

Answer 4

30%

Question 5

MINIMUM LOT AREA Single
Detached - Medium
Cost

Answer 5

100 sqm

Question 6

MINIMUM LOT AREA Duplex/Single Attached - Open Market

Answer 6

96 sqm

Question 7

MINIMUM LOT AREA Single
Detached - Medium
Cost

Answer 7

100 sqm

Question 8

MINIMUM LOT AREA Single
Detached - Open
Market

Answer 8

120 sqm.

Question 9

MINIMUM LOT AREA Rowhouse - Open Market

Answer 9

60 sqm

Question 10

MINIMUM LOT AREA Rowhouse - Medium Cost

Answer 10

50 sqm

Question 11

BLOCK LENGTH

Answer 11

250M

Question 12

MAX UNITS OF ROWHOUSE CLUSTER

Answer 12

20 UNITS

Question 13

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA
- Medium cost

Answer 13

30 sqm.

Question 14

MINIMUM FLOOR AREA
- Economic

Answer 14

42 sqm.

Question 15

FIREWALL REQUIREMENTS
-MIN. CLEARANCE

Answer 15

300 MM

Question 16

ROADS WHICH ARE TYPICALLY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HEAVY TRAFFIC SUCH AS HIGHWAYS

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MAJOR ROAD

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ROADS SUCH AS STREETS, BOULEVARDS, AVENUES, ETC.

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MINOR ROAD

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A PASSAGE IN B.WEEN OR BEHIND BUILDINGS FOR PEOPLE

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ALLEY

Question 19

a street or a road that services pedestrian /vehicular traffic from minor roads leading to major roads.

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COLLECTOR ROAD

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A ROAD WHICH DISTRIBUTES VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM MINOR TO MAJOR ROADS

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COLLECTOR ROAD

Question 21

A PAVED ROAD WHERE VEHICLES MAY PARK AND LOAD/UNLOAD PASSENGERS

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MOTOR COURT

Question 22

BOTH ENDS CONNECTING TO A MINOR ROAD, SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR BLOCKS NOT EXCEEDING__ MTS.

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60 MTS.

Question 23

SETBACK SUBDIVISION

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3 X 5 MTS

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Hierarchy of Roads (major, minor, motor court, alley)

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2.5 & below

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Road Right-of-Way OF OPEN MARKET (2.5 & BELOW PROJECT SIZE)

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10 MTS

Question 26

MIN. THK. OF CONCRETE Road Pavement

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150 MM

Question 27

MIN. THK. OF ASPHALT Road Pavement

Answer 27

50 MM

Question 28

MIN. Lot Area OF DUPLEX/SINGLE DETACHED (OPEN MARKET)

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96 SQM.

Question 29

MIN. Lot Area OF DUPLEX/SINGLE DETACHED (MEDIUM COST)

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80 SQM.

Question 30

MIN. Lot Area OF ROW HOUSE (OPEN MARKET)

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60

Question 31

MIN. Lot Area OF ROW HOUSE (MEDIUM COST)

Answer 31

50

Question 32

MIN. DIMENSION OF Kitchen

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3.00 sqm

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MAX. Length of Block

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400 MTS

Question 34

MIN. DIMENSION OF T&B

Answer 34

1.20 SQM

Question 35

% OF WINDOW OPENING

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10%

Question 36

MIN. WIDTH OF CORRIDORS AND EXTERIOR EXIT, BALCONIES

Answer 36

1.10 MTS

Question 37

PARKS & PLAYGROUND ARE REQUIRED IF THERE ARE _____

Answer 37

10 CONDO UNITS/1000 SQM OR LONGER

Question 38

MIN. OF ROAD-RIGHT-OF-WAY (RROW)

Answer 38

8 MTS

Question 39

FLOOR AREAS FOR CONDOMINIUMS (SINGLE OCCUP.)

Answer 39

18 SQM.

Question 40

FLOOR AREAS FOR CONDOMINIUMS (FAMILY OCCUP.)

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- 22 sqm. for Medium Cost Housing - 36 sqm. for Open Market Housing

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shall mean a natural or a juridical person

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PERSON

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shall include every disposition, or attempt to dispose, for a valuable consideration, of a subdivision lot, including the building and other improvements thereof, if any, in a subdivision project or a condominium unit in a condominium project.

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SALE OR SELL

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shall include any contract to buy, purchase, or otherwise acquire for a valuable consideration a subdivision lot, including the building and other improvements, if any, in a subdivision project or a condominium unit in a condominium project

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Buy and purchase

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shall mean a tract or a parcel of land registered under Act No. 496 which is partitioned primarily for residential purposes into individual lots with or without improvements thereon, and offered to the public for sale, in cash or in installment terms.

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SUBDIVISION PROJECT

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shall mean any of the lots, whether residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational, in a subdivision project

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SUBDIVISION LOT

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shall mean a subdivision plan of a registered land wherein a street, passageway or open space is delineated on the plan.

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COMPLEX SUBDIVISION PLAN

Question 47

shall mean the entire parcel of real property divided or to be divided primarily for residential purposes into condominium units, including all structures thereon.

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Condominium project.

Question 48

shall mean a part of the condominium project intended for any type of independent use or ownership, including one or more rooms or spaces located in one or more floors (or part of parts of floors) in a building or buildings and such accessories as may be appended thereto.

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Condominium unit.

Question 49

shall refer to the registered owner of the land subject of a subdivision or a condominium project.

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Owner

Question 50

shall mean the person who develops or improves the subdivision project or condominium project for and in behalf of the owner thereof.

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Developer

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shall mean any person directly engaged as principal in the business of buying, selling or exchanging real estate whether on a full-time or part-time basis

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Dealer

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shall mean any person who, for commission or other compensation, undertakes to sell or negotiate the sale of a real estate belonging to another.

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Broker

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shall refer to the person regularly employed by a broker to perform, for and in his behalf, any or all functions of a real estate broker.

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Salesman

Question 54

shall mean the National Housing Authority.

Answer 54

Authority