MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES Branch 1 City of a!"oan#a GISELLE VILLANUEVA, Plaintiff, CIVIL CASE No. 1234 -versus- !"# Unla$ful %etainer "US&U' '!LINA, %efen(ant. )-----------------------------------) COMPLAINT C!'ES N!*, t+e ,laintiff, t+rou-+ t+e un(ersi-ne( .ounsel an( unto t+is /onora0le Court, 1ost res,e.tfull2 avers# 1. &+at t+e ,laintiff, GISELLE VILLANUEVA, is of le-al a-e, ili,ino .iti3en $it+ resi(en.e an( ,ostal a((ress at 123 Sta. 'aria, 4a10oan-a Cit2, $+ere s+e 1a2 0e serve( $it+ su11ons an( ot+er .ourt ,ro.esses5 2. &+at t+e (efen(ant, "US&U' '!LINA, is of le-al a-e, ili,ino .iti3en, $it+ resi(en.e an( ,ostal a((ress at 467 Puti8, 4a10oan-a Cit2, $+ere +e 1a2 0e serve( $it+ su11ons an( ot+er .ourt ,ro.esses5 3. &+e ,laintiff is t+e a0solute o$ner of .ertain 399 s:uare 1eter lot at $it+ &C& No. 2911;7, .urrentl2 0ein- lease( an( o..u,ie( 02 t+e (efen(ant lo.ate( at 764 Puti8, 4a10oan-a Cit2. A .o,2 of t+e &C& No. 2911;7 is atta.+e( +erein as Anne) <A=5 4. >2 virtue of a .ontra.t of lease, t+e ,laintiff lease( unto t+e (efen(ant t+e aforesai( lot for a .onsi(eration of fifteen t+ousan( ,esos ?P16,999.99@ a 1ont+ as rental to 0e ,ai( $it+in t+e first seven ?A@ (a2s of ea.+ 1ont+. A .o,2 of t+e lease .ontra.t is atta.+e( +erein as Anne) <>=5 6. &+e .ontra.t of lease entere( into 02 t+e (efen(ant an( ,laintiff e),ire( on %e.e10er 31, 2912. &+e .ontra.t $as no lon-er rene$e(. 7. *it+out an2 le-al Bustifi.ation, (efen(ant .ontinuousl2 refuses to va.ate t+e sai( lot nor (i( +e ,a2 t+e ,laintiff an2 .o1,ensation for +is refusal to va.ate t+e lot in t+e for1 of t+e rent ori-inall2 a-ree( u,on. &+us, t+e first (e1an( letter $as sent an( re.eive( ,ersonall2 02 (efen(ant on Cune 6, 2913 to va.ate an( to ,a2 t+e arrears of ninet2 t+ousan( ,esos ?P;9,999.99@ for 7 1ont+s rental fro1 t+e (a2 t+e lot $as unla$full2 (etaine( or on Canuar2 1, 2913 . A .o,2 of t+e first (e1an( letter is atta.+e( +erein as <Anne) C=5 A. !n Au-ust 16, 2913, (es,ite t+e first (e1an( letter, t+e (efen(ant still refuse( to va.ate an( ,a2 rent, t+us, a final (e1an( letter $as sent an( ,ersonall2 re.eive( 02 (efen(ant to va.ate an( to ,a2 t+e arrears of one +un(re( t$ent2 t+ousan( ,esos ?P129,999.99@ for D 1ont+s rental fro1 Canuar2 1, 2913. A .o,2 of t+e final (e1an( letter is atta.+e( +erein as <Anne) %=5 D. %es,ite t+e e),iration of t+e ,erio( $it+in $+i.+ to va.ate, t+e (efen(ant still refuses to va.ate t+e lot an( ,a2 t+e arrears (ue. ;. &+us, on Se,te10er 29, 2913, t+e ,laintiff file( a .o1,laint $it+ t+e Lu,on- &a-a,a1a2a,a. 19. !n Nove10er 3, 2913, a .ertifi.ate to file a.tion $as issue( 02 t+e Lu,on- &a-a,a1a2a,a of Puti8. &+e .ertifi.ate to file a.tion is atta.+e( +erein as Anne) <E=5 11. >2 "eason of t+e failure of t+e (efen(ant to va.ate t+e ,re1ises an( to ,a2 t+e un,ai( rentals, ,laintiff $as .o1,elle( to file t+is .o1,laint en-a-in- t+e servi.es of .ounsel in t+e a1ount of fift2 t+ousan( ,esos ?P69,999.99@5 12. &+e .ontinue( ,ossession 02 t+e (efen(ant of t+e lease( ,re1ises, ,laintiff +as 0een (enie( of t+e ri-+t to use, enBo2 an( ,osses t+e sai( ,re1ises as t+e a0solute o$ner t+ereof5 13. &+e (efen(antEs $illful an( 1ali.ious violation of t+e lease ter1 +as .ause( ,laintiff slee,less ni-+ts, 1ental an-uis+ an( e1otional (istress5 */E"E!"E, ,re1ises .onsi(ere(, it is 1ost res,e.tfull2 ,ra2e( unto t+is /onora0le Court t+at, after (ue noti.e an( +earin-, Bu(-1ent 0e ren(ere( or(erin- t+e (efen(ant# 1. &o va.ate t+e a0ove 1entione( ,re1ises in.lu(in- all of (efen(antEs +eirs, assi-n fro1 t+e ,re1ises5 2. &o ,a2 t+e a1ount of one +un(re( si)t2 t+ousan( ,esos ?P179,999.99@ re,resentin- t+e arrears of rent (ue fro1 Canuar2 1, 2913 u,to ,resent, $it+ le-al interest fro1 t+e filin- of t+is .o1,laint an( .ost of suits5
3. &o ,a2 t+e a1ount of fift2 t+ousan( ,esos ?P69,999.99@ as attorne2Es fees (ue5 4. &o ,a2 t+e a1ount of one +un(re( t+ousan( ,esos ?P199,999.99@ as 1oral an( e)e1,lar2 (a1a-es5 6. &o ,a2 t+e .osts of suit an( ot+er .ourt fees5 !t+er reliefs Bust an( e:uita0le are li8e$ise ,ra2e( for. Cit2 of 4a10oan-a, %e.e10er 3, 2913.
FRANCIS $A%IER S& SINON Counsel of Plaintiff "oll of Attorne2 No. 12346 I>P No. 12346F96-2D-2913F4a10oan-a P&" No. DA764F12-22-2913F4a10oan-a 'CLE Co1,lian.e No. 1234 %ERIFICATION ' CERTIFICATION OF FORUM SHOPPING "e,u0li. of t+e P+ili,,ines @ Cit2 of 4A'>!ANGA @ S.S. )----------------------------------) I, GISELLE VILLANUEVA, of le-al a-e, (o +ere02 state t+at# 1. I a1 t+e ,laintiff in t+e a0ove-entitle( .o1,laint for unla$ful (etainer5 2. I +ave .ause( t+e ,re,aration of t+e fore-oin- .o1,laint an( +ave rea( t+e alle-ations .ontaine( t+erein5 3. &+e alle-ations in t+e sai( .o1,laint are true an( .orre.t of 12 o$n 8no$le(-e an( aut+enti. re.or(s5 4. I +ere02 .ertif2 t+at I +ave not .o11en.e( an2 ot+er a.tion or ,ro.ee(in- involvin- t+e sa1e issues in an2 .ourt, tri0unal or :uasi-Bu(i.ial a-en.2 an(, to t+e 0est of 12 8no$le(-e, no su.+ ot+er a.tion or .lai1 is ,en(in- t+erein5 6. &+at if I s+oul( learn t+ereafter t+at a si1ilar a.tion or ,ro.ee(in- +as 0een file( or is ,en(in-, I +ere02 un(erta8e to re,ort t+at fa.t $it+in five ?6@ (a2s t+erefro1 to t+e .ourt or a-en.2 $+ere t+e ori-inal ,lea(in- an( s$orn .ertifi.ation .onte1,late( +erein +ave 0een file(5 7. I e)e.ute( t+is verifi.ationF.ertifi.ation to attest to t+e trut+ of t+e fore-oin- fa.ts an( to .o1,l2 $it+ t+e ,rovisions of A(1. Cir.ular No. 94- ;4 of t+e /onora0le Su,re1e Court.
IN *I&NESS */E"E!, I +ave +ereunto affi)e( 12 si-nature t+is 3 r( of %e.e10er 2913, in t+e Cit2 of 4a10oan-a.
GISELLE %ILLANUE%A Affiant SU>SC"I>E% AN% S*!"N to 0efore 1e t+is 3r( (a2 of %e.e10er, 2913, in t+e Cit2 of 4a10oan-a, affiant e)+i0itin- to 1e +er %riverEs Li.ense No. 12346 issue( 02 t+e Lan( &rans,ortation !ffi.e on 'a2 2D, 2913 at t+e Cit2 of 4a10oan-a. ATT(& FRANCIS $A%IER S& SINON Notar2 Pu0li. Notarial Co11ission No. 1234 Until %e. 31, 2914 "oll of Attorne2 No. 12346 I>P No. 12346F96-2D-2913F4a10oan-a P&" No. DA764F12-22-2913F4a10oan-a 'CLE Co1,lian.e No. 1234 %o.. No. 1 Pa-e No. 2 >oo8 No. 3 Series of 2913.