MISCELLANEOUS REPUBLIC ACT NO.

730 is an act permitting sale without public

SALES PATENT auction of alienable and disposable lands of the public domain for
residential purpose.

The application to purchase the land is called the Miscellaneous

Sales Application and the corresponding patent is called the
Miscellaneous Sales Patent.

Who are Qualified

to Apply?
1. A Filipino citizen of lawful age, married; if single, applicant
must be the head or bread winner of the family;
2. He is not the owner of a home lot in the municipality/city
where the land applied for is located;
3. He must have occupied in good faith the land applied for
and constructed a house thereon where he/she and family is
actually residing.
Requirements in
the filing of a
1. Application Filing fee of P50.00;
Miscellaneous
Sales Application
2. Approved plan and technical description of the land applied
under R. A. No. for;
730
3. Affidavit of the applicant stating that:
a. He is not the owner of any other home lot in the
municipality/city where he resides.
b. He is requesting that the land be sold to him under
the provision of R. A. No. 730.
4. If the applicant is single, he must submit an affidavit stating
that he is the head or bread winner of the family;
5. The land is not needed for public use.
Maximum area
that may be
The applicant can only be granted a maximum area of 1,000 square
granted to an meters.
applicant
Presidential Decree No. 2004 dated December 30, 1985 amended
Section 2 of Republic Act 730 thus, lands acquired under this Act
before and after the issuance of patent thereon are no longer subject
to any restriction.

Steps in Acquiring
a Miscellaneous
1. Filing of application at the CENRO;
Sales Patent
2. investigation and appraisal of the land applied for;
3. Survey of the land if not yet surveyed;
 4. Investigation report whether the applicant possesses the
qualification for direct sales;
5. Comment and recommendation of the District/City engineer
with the concurrence of the Regional Director, Department
of Public works and Highways;
6. Recommendation to the PENRO for approval of appraisal
and request for authority to sell without public auction;
7. Approval of appraisal and grant of authority to sell by the
PENRO;
8. Posting of notice of sale without public auction for thirty
(30) consecutive days in the following places:
a. CENRO Bulletin board
b. Municipal building bulletin board
c. Barangay Hall bulletin board
d. On the land itself
9. Submission of the proofs of posting and payment of at least
10% of the appraised value of the land;
10. Order of Award;
11. Proof of full payment of the purchase price of the land;
12. Order issuance of Miscellaneous Sales Patent in Judicial
Form No. 167 with the technical description duly inscribed
at the back thereof;
13. Approval and signature of the Miscellaneous Sales Patent
by the official concerned;
14. Transmittal of the Miscellaneous Sales Patent to the
Register of Deeds concerned for the issuance of the
corresponding Original Certificate of the Title to the
applicant.
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