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Usufruct Agreement

SHFC agreement for usufruct

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This USUFRUCT AGREEMENT, hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”, is made and
executed by:
SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION (SHFC), a government - owned
and controlled corporation sans original charter created under Executive Order 272, series of
2004, and duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with principal
office address at BDO Plaza Bldg. Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, represented by its President,
____________________________ (hereinafter referred to as the LANDOWNER);
-and__________________________________, a non - stock and non - profit organization,
duly organized and registered with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), with
principal address at __________________________________________, represented by its
President ___________________________ (hereinafter referred to as the USUFRUCTUARY).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the
LANDOWNER
owns
a parcel
of land consisting of
___________________________ SQUARE METERS (______sq. m.) which is a portion of TCT
No. ________________ registered with the Registry of Deeds for ______________, containing a
total area of ____________________________ SQUARE METERS (______sq. m.), more or
less situated at ______________________, hereinafter referred to as the “Community
Mortgage Program (CMP) PROJECT”. A copy of the Schematic / Approved Subdivision
Plan with the technical description is hereto attached as ANNEX “A” and made as integral part
of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the USUFRUCTUARY is composed of Informal Settler Families (ISFs) who are in
low- income bracket qualified for social housing program.
WHEREAS, the LANDOWNER is a lead government agency to undertake social housing
programs that will cater to the formal and informal sectors in the low-income bracket and shall
take charge of developing and administering social housing program schemes, particularly the
CMP and the Abot Kaya Pabahay Fund Program (AKPF).
WHEREAS, the USUFRUCTUARY has identified and chosen the CMP PROJECT as the site
for its member-beneficiaries (MBs) for the construction of their housing units/ buildings on the
mentioned lot;
WHEREAS, the LANDOWNER is willing to enter into a usufruct agreement with the
USUFRUCTUARY over the CMP PROJECT subject to the terms and conditions herein;
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the mutual
covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. TERM. The term of the usufruct shall be for a period of two (2) years from the signing
of this Agreement unless the PARTIES pre - terminate the same on the following
grounds:
1.1. The USUFRUCTUARY buys the land from the LANDOWNER;
1.2. The USUFRUCTUARY violates any of the conditions stated herein, and

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1.3. The USUFRUCTUARY violates the provisions of the site development and
building construction loan agreements which shall be subsequently entered into
between the parties.
1.4. The USUFRUCTUARY fails to apply for site development and house
construction loan from the LANDOWNER.
Provided, further that, only the LANDOWNER may invoke subsections 1.2 and 1.3 as
grounds for the pre - termination of the Agreement. Provided, finally that, any action on
the part of the LANDOWNER for any prolonged period of time cannot be taken to mean
as a renunciation of its right to pre - terminate the Agreement under the said grounds.
2. PURPOSE OF THE USUFRUCT- the USUFRUCT shall be used exclusively for the
acquisition of the CMP PROJECT intended for the residential use of the
USUFRUCTUARY’s MBs.
3. LAND OWNERSHIP- The ownership and title of the CMP PROJECT remains with and
continues to be in the name of the LANDOWNER. Upon expiration or pre -termination
of the Agreement on the grounds stated under sub - sections 1.3 and 1.4 of this
Agreement, all permanent improvements existing on the CMP Project shall inure to the
benefit of the LANDOWNER. It is hereby understood that permanent improvements
shall refer to those that cannot be detached or removed without damaging the CMP
PROJECT.
4. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE USUFRUCTUARY
4.1. The USUFRUCTUARY shall apply for site development and house construction
loan with the LANDOWNER and the necessary permits within thirty (30) days
upon execution of this Agreement. As soon as the house construction and site
development is completed or within two (2) years, whichever comes first, the
USUFRUCTUARY shall apply for a land acquisition loan to acquire the CMP
PROJECT;
4.2. The USUFRUCTUARY shall voluntarily surrender possession and return or
vacate the CMP PROJECT to the LAND OWNER without need of demand upon
expiration of the Agreement in case the former does not purchase the property
from the LAND OWNER;
4.3. The USUFRUCTUARY shall pay the real estate taxes due on the CMP
PROJECT upon construction of their housing units/ buildings as well as the taxes
due on housing units/ building constructed;
4.4. The USUFRUCTUARY shall not sell, dispose, mortgage, encumber, transfer,
assign, tolerate the use by a third party, or use as collateral for their economic
venture the CMP PROJECT or any portion thereof during the lifetime of the
Agreement, unless with the consent of the LANDOWNER;
4.5. The USUFRUCTUARY shall not enter into any other agreements pertaining to
the CMP PROJECT except for the lease with its respective MBs;
4.6. The USUFRUCTUARY shall not alienate or transfer its USUFRUCTUARY
rights, or alter the form or substance of the CMP PROJECT, or do anything
thereon which may be prejudicial to the rights of the LANDOWNER;
4.7. The USUFRUCTUARY shall be obliged to notify the LANDOWNER of any act
of a third person, of which it may have knowledge, that may be prejudicial to the

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rights of ownership, and it shall be liable if it did not do so, for damages, as if
they had been caused through its own fault;
4.8. The USUFRUCTUARY may provide, introduce and/ or maintain proper
infrastructures, perimeter fences, facilities that shall make the CMP PROJECT
sustainable and viable for use;
4.9. The USUFRUCTUARY shall be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and
peace and order in the area of the CMP PROJECT;
4.10. The USUFRUCTUARY shall not use the CMP PROJECT for any unlawful or
illegal act.
5. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LAND OWNER
5.1. Authorize the USUFRUCTUARY to apply, sign, obtain, secure, and submit
documents for securing the necessary permits, including but not limited to
building and development permits;
5.2. Exercise the right of ownership over the property under usufruct;
5.3. Remove hazardous
USUFRUCTUARY.

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harmful

structures

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the

expense

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6. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
6.1. Any action not taken by SHFC against any breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any violation of the terms and
conditions hereof by the USUFRUCTUARY, unless made in writing and signed
by the LANDOWNER.
6.2. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors-ininterest.
6.3. In case of breach of any terms of the Agreement, dispute and/ or litigation arising
from this agreement, the venue of actions shall be filed in the proper courts of
Makati City, to the exclusion of all other courts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the herein parties have set their hands this
_____________________ day of ____________ at ________________________, Philippines.

LANDOWNER
Represented by:

USUFRUCTUARY
Represented by:

______________________________
President
Gov’t issued ID No. ______________

______________________________
President
Gov’t issued ID ________________

Signed in the presence of:
____________________

____________________
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
___________________ City
) S.S.

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the above jurisdiction this day of
________________ personally appeared:
Name

Government Valid
ID

Place and Date of
Issue

Expiration Date

Known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument, consisting of four
(4) pages, including this page wherein this acknowledgement is written, signed by parties and
their instrumental witnesses and sealed with my notarial seal. This agreement refers to as the
USUFRUCT AGREEMENT and acknowledged to me that the same are their own free voluntary
acts and deeds as well as of the Corporation and the USUFRUCTUARY herein represented.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date, year and place first above written.
Doc. No. ____;
Page No. ____;
Book No. ____;
Series of 20___.

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