Thursday, July 30, 2020

Earnest Money Receipt Agreement


EARNEST MONEY RECEIPT AGREEMENT

           Received from (NAME OF BUYER), of legal age, Filipino, single/married, and with residence at (Residential Address of Buyer), the sum of (AMOUNT IN WORDS) PESOS (Amount in Figures), Philippine Currency, representing Earnest Money for payment of a parcel of land located at (Address of Property) and covered by (TCT Details).

         This Earnest Money forms part of the Purchase Price of (AMOUNT IN WORDS) PESOS (Amount in Figures), Philippine Currency. The balance and full payment shall be paid on or before (Date of Full Payment Deadline).

The Buyer hereby reserves the exclusive right to purchase the aforementioned property and the Seller cannot offer the aforementioned property to any third party until (Date After Full Payment Deadline).

Upon receipt of the full payment from the Buyer, the Seller shall immediately execute a Deed of Absolute Sale in favor of the Buyer, conveying the said property with full warranty of a legal and valid title as provided by law, free and clear from any liens and encumbrances. Seller shall likewise turn over all pertinent documents  of the land include the Transfer Certificate of Title and tax clearances to the Buyer to allow the title of the property to be processed for transfer into the name of the Buyer.

The Seller shall undertake the payment of the Capital Gains Tax and Documentary Stamps Tax. The Buyer shall shoulder the payment of Transfer Tax, Deed of Registry Fees and all other expenses related to the transfer of title of the property under the name of the Buyer.

If the Buyer cannot proceed with purchase of the aforementioned property without any cause on the part of the Seller, the Seller has the right to terminate this agreement and the Earnest Money shall be forfeited in favor of the Seller as liquidated damages.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto affixed their signatures, this (Date) at (Place), Philippines.

(NAME OF SELLER)
Seller



(NAME OF BUYER)
Buyer


Witnesses: ______________________                      ______________________



ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Republic of the Philippines    )
City of _______________      ) S.S.

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the city named above, this ____ day of _________________, personally appeared the following

NAME
I.D. NO.
DATE & PLACE ISSUED
SELLER




BUYER






known to me and to me known to be the same persons who executed this Instrument and acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.

The foregoing document relates to an Earnest Money Receipt Agreement, consisting of ________ (___) pages including the page on which this acknowledgment is written and has been signed on each page by the parties and their instrumental witnesses, and sealed with my notarial seal.

WITNESS MY HAND AND NOTARIAL SEAL on the date and place first above written.



Doc. No. _____;
Page No. _____;
Book No._____;
Series of _____.