Facts:
P filed with the trial court a complaint for specific performance against subdivision developers to compel the latter to execute deeds of absolute sale and to deliver the certificates of title to buyers.
Issue:
Whether the trial court has jurisdiction over such as a complaint.
Held:
No. Under the Executive Order creating it, the HLURB has exclusive jurisdiction to “hear and decide cases of unsound real estate business practices; claims involving refund filed against project owners, developers, dealers, brokers, or salesmen; and cases of specific performance.”
