Lease – Principal obligations

Lease – Principal obligations

Art. 2682. The lessor’s principal obligations. The lessor is bound: (1) To deliver the thing to the lessee;

(2) To maintain the thing in a condition suitable for the purpose of which it was leased; and

(3) To protect the lessee’s peaceful possession for the duration of the lease.

Art. 2683. The lessee’s principal obligations. The lessee is bound: (1) To pay the rent in accordance with the agreed terms;

(2) To use the thing as a prudent administrator and in accordance with the purpose for which it was leased; and

(3) To return the thing at the end of the lease in a condition that is the same as it was when the thing was delivered to him, except for normal wear and tear or as otherwise provided hereafter.