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Affidavit of Loss of Title

For a lost or stolen owner's copy of a land or condo title (the "Owner's Duplicate"). This affidavit is the first step. A new owner's copy is given only if a court orders it.

You

In years, for example 34.

The Title

Leave it empty if you are the registered owner. For example, JUAN DELA CRUZ.

Only if the title is not in your name. Finish the phrase "I am…". For example, the son and one of the heirs of.

As printed on the title. For example, T-123456.

As printed on the title. For example, Registry of Deeds for the Province of Batangas.

With the area, as described on the title. For example, Lot 5, Block 3, with an area of 240 square meters, in Barangay San Jose, Tanauan City, Batangas. For a condo, Unit 12B, Tower 1, Sunrise Residences, Pasig City.

The Loss

For example, in a locked cabinet in our house at the address above.

For example, sometime in January 2025.

For example, 15 September 2026.

One or two sentences, in the first person. For example: When I looked for it to apply for a loan, it was no longer in the cabinet. We searched the whole house but could not find it.

Where

ID

For example, Philippine passport No. P1234567A.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
city or municipality ) S.S.

AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS

I, full name, age years old, Filipino, civil status, and residing at home address, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state that:

  1. I am the registered owner of the property, lot or unit and location, covered by kind of title No. title number of the Registry of Deeds;
  2. The Owner's Duplicate Copy of kind of title No. title number was kept where it was kept, and I last saw it date last seen;
  3. On or about date, I discovered that the Owner's Duplicate Copy was missing. how it was lost
  4. Despite diligent efforts to find it, I have not been able to recover it, and I believe it is lost beyond recovery;
  5. To the best of my knowledge, the Owner's Duplicate Copy has not been delivered, sold, pledged or given as security to anyone, and no deed or other instrument affecting the property has been executed and left unregistered;
  6. I am executing this affidavit to give notice of the loss under oath to the Register of Deeds, as required by Section 109 of Presidential Decree No. 1529, to request that this affidavit be annotated on the original certificate of title on file, and to support a petition in court for the issuance of a new Owner's Duplicate Copy, and for whatever other lawful purpose it may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ____ day of ______________ 20___ at city or municipality, Philippines.

full name
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ____ day of ______________ 20___ at city or municipality, Philippines, affiant exhibiting to me ID type and number as competent evidence of identity.

Doc. No. ______;
Page No. ______;
Book No. ______;
Series of 20___.

NOTARY PUBLIC

Before You Print

  • Not legal advice. This is a general form. For your own situation, consult a lawyer, especially if your case is unusual or a lot of money is involved.
  • You will swear before the notary that it is true, then sign (this is called a jurat).
  • Do not sign it yet. You sign in front of the notary, with a valid government ID.
  • Under Section 109 of the Property Registration Decree, Presidential Decree No. 1529 (PD 1529), the owner must report the loss under oath to the Registry of Deeds where the land is, as soon as they find out it is lost. File this affidavit there and ask them to write a note of the loss on the title (an annotation).
  • A new owner's copy is issued only if the Regional Trial Court orders it. Someone must file a request in court (a petition), and the court gives notice and holds a hearing first. You will usually need a lawyer to file the petition. If you cannot afford one, the Public Attorney's Office helps people who qualify. See the full steps for a lost title.
  • Get a Certified True Copy of the title from the Registry of Deeds first, and copy the title number, the lot description and the registered owner exactly as they appear on it.
  • If the title was stolen, or you think someone may use it, report it to the police too, and keep a copy of the report for the Registry and the court.

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For the steps around this document, see the guide Lost land title.

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