AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Republic Act No. 2342

Expropriation of Landed Estates and Haciendas
- Authorizes the expropriation of landed estates, haciendas, or lands that were formerly part of them, or any piece of land in Manila, Quezon City, and suburbs. (Section 1)
- The lands must have been leased to tenants for at least 10 years.
- The lands must have at least 50 houses of tenants erected on them.

Expropriation Proceedings
- The Land Tenure Administration shall institute the necessary expropriation proceedings before the competent court. (Section 2)

Suspension of Ejectment Proceedings
- Ejectment proceedings against any tenant or occupant of lands authorized for expropriation, where no expropriation complaint has been filed in court, shall continue to be suspended until June 30, 1960, under the conditions set forth in Section 5 of Republic Act No. 1162. (Section 3)

Title Amendment
- The title of Republic Act No. 1162 is amended to: "An Act providing for the expropriation of landed estates or haciendas or lands which formerly formed part thereof or any piece of land in the City of Manila, Quezon City and suburbs, their subdivision into small lots, and the sale of such lots at cost or their lease on reasonable terms, and for other purposes." (Section 2)

Effective Date
- This Act shall take effect upon its approval, which was on June 20, 1959. (Section 4)