LEGAL DUE DILIGENCE

1. REGISTER OF DEEDS

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Conduct a title trace-back and
procure certified true copies
of the transfer certificate of
title(s) if any.

Procurement of a Certified
True Copy of the Transfer
Certificate of Title (TCT) of
the subject property

Analyze annotations on
subject property’s TCT if any

Further research whether or

not the title has not been
cancelled (through a transfer)
or subdivided

2. LAND USE

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Procure certification(s) from
the DAR stating the land use
of the subject property

Procure a certified true copy

of the tax declaration of the
subject property should the
property have one

Procure a comprehensive land

use plan of the concerned city

3. TAX DECLARATION

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

1
 Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Procure a certified true copy
of the subject property’s tax
declaration

Analyze the tax declaration’s

annotation if any.

4. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR)

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Determine the jurisdiction of
DENR over the subject
property

Identify which legal process

may authorized the use of the
land should it be under
DENR’s jurisdiction

5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR)

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Determine the jurisdiction of
the DAR over the subject
property

Further research whether or

not the DAR issued
Certificates of Land
Ownership Award(s)
overlapping the title

6. CLAIMANTS

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

2
 Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Procure a certificate that the
subject property has no
pending claimant(s)

Identify claimant(s) if any

7. APPLICABLE LAWS/ ORDINANCE

OFFICE/ AGENCY INVOLVED:

a)
b)

Conducted/ REMARKS
Not
Applicable
Determine whether there
exist(s) barangay ordinances
which is relative to our
venture

Determine whether there

exist(s) Municipal
Ordinances which is relative
to our venture