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LA Civ Code art. 2614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2614. Stoppage in transit

The seller may stop delivery of the things in the possession of a carrier or other depositary when he learns that the buyer will not perform the obligations arising from the contract of sale or is insolvent. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2615. Judicial dissolution

In an action for judicial dissolution of a sale of movable things the court must grant dissolution, upon proof of the defendant's failure to perform, without allowing that party any additional time to render performance. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2616. Things in transit, risk of loss

When the contract requires the seller to ship the things through a carrier, but does not require him to deliver the things at any particular destination, the risk of loss is transferred to the buyer upon delivery of the things to the carrier, regardless of the form of the bill of lading. When the contract of sale requires the seller to deliver the things at a particular destination, the risk of loss is transferred to the buyer when the things, while in possession of the carrier, are duly tendered to the buyer at the place of destination. When the parties incorporate well established commercial symbols into their contract, the risk of loss is transferred in accordance with the customary understanding of such symbols. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2617 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2617. Payment against documents

In all cases where the parties have agreed that the seller will obtain a document showing that the things have been delivered to a carrier or a depositary the buyer must make payment against tender of that document and others as required. The seller may not tender, nor may the buyer demand, delivery of the things in lieu of the documents. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2620 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2620. Option to buy or sell

An option to buy, or an option to sell, is a contract whereby a party gives to another the right to accept an offer to sell, or to buy, a thing within a stipulated time. An option must set forth the thing and the price, and meet the formal requirements of the sale it contemplates. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2621. Acceptance, when effective; option turns into contract to sell; rejection

The acceptance or rejection of an offer contained in an option is effective when received by the grantor. Upon such an acceptance the parties are bound by a contract to sell. Rejection of the offer contained in an option terminates the option but a counteroffer does not. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2622. Warranty of assignor

The assignor of an option to buy a thing warrants the existence of that option, but does not warrant that the person who granted it can be required to make a final sale. If, upon exercise of the option, the person who granted it fails to make a final sale, the assignee has against the assignor the same rights as a buyer without warranty has against the seller. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2623. Bilateral promise of sale; contract to sell

An agreement whereby one party promises to sell and the other promises to buy a thing at a later time, or upon the happening of a condition, or upon performance of some obligation by either party, is a bilateral promise of sale or contract to sell. Such an agreement gives either party the right to demand specific performance. A contract to sell must set forth the thing and the price, and meet the formal requirements of the sale it contemplates. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2624. Deposit, earnest money

A sum given by the buyer to the seller in connection with a contract to sell is regarded to be a deposit on account of the price, unless the parties have expressly provided otherwise. If the parties stipulate that a sum given by the buyer to the seller is earnest money, either party may recede from the contract, but the buyer who chooses to recede must forfeit the earnest money, and the seller who so chooses must return the earnest money plus an equal amount. When earnest money has been given and a party fails to perform for reasons other than a fortuitous event, that party will be regarded as receding from the contract. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2625. Right of first refusal

A party may agree that he will not sell a certain thing without first offering it to a certain person. The right given to the latter in such a case is a right of first refusal that may be enforced by specific performance. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2626 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2626. Terms of offered sale

The grantor of a right of first refusal may not sell to another person unless he has offered to sell the thing to the holder of the right on the same terms, or on those specified when the right was granted if the parties have so agreed. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2627 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2627. Right of first refusal, time for acceptance

Unless otherwise agreed, an offer to sell the thing to the holder of a right of first refusal must be accepted within ten days from the time it is received if the thing is movable, and within thirty days from that time if the thing is immovable. Unless the grantor concludes a final sale, or a contract to sell, with a third person within six months, the right of first refusal subsists in the grantee who failed to exercise it when an offer was made to him. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2628 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2628. Time limitation for option and right of first refusal

An option or a right of first refusal that concerns an immovable thing may not be granted for a term longer than ten years. If a longer time for an option or a right of first refusal has been stipulated in a contract, that time shall be reduced to ten years. Nevertheless, if the option or right of first refusal is granted in connection with a contract that gives rise to obligations of continuous or periodic performance, an option or a right of first refusal may be granted for as long a period as required for the performance of those obligations. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, No. 1005, §1, eff. July 2, 2003. NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 1005, §2, relative to application. NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 24, §§2 and 3, relative to application.
LA Civ Code art. 2629 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2629. Effect against third persons

An option, right of first refusal, or contract to sell that involves immovable property is effective against third persons only from the time the instrument that contains it is filed for registry in the parish where the immovable is located. An option, right of first refusal, or contract to sell that involves movable property is effective against third persons who, at the time of acquisition of a conflicting right, had actual knowledge of that transaction. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2630 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2630. Indivisibility of right

The right to exercise an option and the right of first refusal are indivisible. When either of such rights belongs to more than one person all of them must exercise the right. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2642 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2642. Assignability of rights

All rights may be assigned, with the exception of those pertaining to obligations that are strictly personal. The assignee is subrogated to the rights of the assignor against the debtor. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2643. Assignment effective from the time of knowledge or notice

The assignment of a right is effective against the debtor and third persons only from the time the debtor has actual knowledge, or has been given notice of the assignment. If a partial assignment unreasonably increases the burden of the debtor he may recover from either the assignor or the assignee a reasonable amount for the increased burden. Acts 1984, No. 921, §1; Acts 1985, No. 97, §1; Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2644 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2644. Performance by debtor before knowledge of assignment

When the debtor, without knowledge or notice of the assignment, renders performance to the assignor, such performance extinguishes the obligation of the debtor and is effective against the assignee and third persons. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2645 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2645. Accessories included in assignment of right

The assignment of a right includes its accessories such as security rights. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2646 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2646. Warranty of existence of debt, solvency of debtor

The assignor of a right warrants its existence at the time of the assignment. The assignor does not warrant the solvency of the debtor, however, unless he has agreed to give such a warranty. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2648 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2648. Scope of warranty of debtor's solvency

An assignor who warrants the solvency of the debtor warrants that solvency at the time of the assignment only and, in the absence of agreement to the contrary, does not warrant the future solvency of the debtor. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2649 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2649. Assignor's knowledge of the debtor's insolvency; effects

When the assignor of a right did not warrant the solvency of the debtor but knew of his insolvency, the assignee without such knowledge may obtain rescission of the contract. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2650 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2650. Warranty in assignment of succession rights

A person who assigns his right in the estate of a deceased person, without specifying any assets, warrants only his right of succession as heir or legatee. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2652. Sale of litigious rights

When a litigious right is assigned, the debtor may extinguish his obligation by paying to the assignee the price the assignee paid for the assignment, with interest from the time of the assignment. A right is litigious, for that purpose, when it is contested in a suit already filed. Nevertheless, the debtor may not thus extinguish his obligation when the assignment has been made to a co-owner of the assigned right, or to a possessor of the thing subject to the litigious right. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2653. Assignability prohibited by contract; exceptions

A right cannot be assigned when the contract from which it arises prohibits the assignment of that right. Such a prohibition has no effect against an assignee who has no knowledge of its existence. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2654. Documents evidencing the right

The assignor of a right must deliver to the assignee all documents in his possession that evidence the right. Nevertheless, a failure by the assignor to deliver such documents does not affect the validity of the assignment. When a right is assigned only in part, the assignor may give the assignee an original or a copy of such documents. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2655. Giving in payment, definition

Giving in payment is a contract whereby an obligor gives a thing to the obligee, who accepts it in payment of a debt. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2656. Delivery essential to a giving in payment

Delivery of the thing is essential to the perfection of a giving in payment. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2657. Giving in partial payment

An obligor may give a thing to the obligee in partial payment of a debt. A giving in partial payment extinguishes the debt in the amount intended by the parties. If the parties' intent concerning the amount of the partial extinguishment cannot be ascertained, it is presumed that they intended to extinguish the debt in the amount of the fair market value of the thing given in partial payment. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2659 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2659. Application of general rules of sale

The giving in payment is governed by the rules of the contract of sale, with the differences provided for in this Chapter. Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
LA Civ Code art. 2660 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2660. Exchange, definition

Exchange is a contract whereby each party transfers to the other the ownership of a thing other than money. Ownership of the things exchanged is transferred between the parties as soon as there is agreement on the things, even though none of the things has been delivered. If it is the intent of the parties that the transfer of ownership will not take place until a later time, then the contract is a contract to exchange. Acts 2010, No. 186, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2661. Rights and obligations of the parties

Each of the parties to a contract of exchange has the rights and obligations of a seller with respect to the thing transferred by him and the rights and obligations of a buyer with respect to the thing transferred to him. Acts 2010, No. 186, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2662 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2662. Rights of party evicted

A person evicted from a thing received in exchange may demand the value of the thing from which he was evicted or the return of the thing he gave, with damages in either case. Acts 2010, No. 186, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2663 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2663. Rescission for lesion in contracts of exchange

A party giving a corporeal immovable in exchange for property worth less than one half of the fair market value of the immovable given by him may claim rescission on grounds of lesion beyond moiety. Acts 2010, No. 186, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2664 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2664. Application of the rules of sale

The contract of exchange is governed by the rules of the contract of sale, with the differences provided in this Title. Acts 2010, No. 186, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2668 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2668. Contract of lease defined

Lease is a synallagmatic contract by which one party, the lessor, binds himself to give to the other party, the lessee, the use and enjoyment of a thing for a term in exchange for a rent that the lessee binds himself to pay. The consent of the parties as to the thing and the rent is essential but not necessari­ly sufficient for a contract of lease. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2669 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2669. Relation with other titles

In all matters not provided for in this Title, the contract of lease is governed by the rules of the Titles of "Obligations in General" and "Conventional Obligations or Contracts". Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2670 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2670. Contract to lease

A contract to enter into a lease at a future time is enforceable by either party if there was agreement as to the thing to be leased and the rent, unless the parties understood that the contract would not be binding until reduced to writing or until its other terms were agreed upon. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2671. Types of leases

Depending on the agreed use of the leased thing, a lease is characterized as: residential, when the thing is to be occupied as a dwelling; agricultural, when the thing is a predial estate that is to be used for agricultural purposes; mineral, when the thing is to be used for the production of minerals; commercial, when the thing is to be used for business or commercial purposes; or consumer, when the thing is a movable intended for the lessee's personal or familial use outside his trade or profession. This enumeration is not exclusive. When the thing is leased for more than one of the above or for other purposes, the dominant or more substantial purpose determines the type of lease for purposes of regulation. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2672 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2672. Mineral lease

A mineral lease is governed by the Mineral Code. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2673 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2673. The thing

All things, corporeal or incorporeal, that are susceptible of ownership may be the object of a lease, except those that cannot be used without being destroyed by that very use, or those the lease of which is prohibited by law. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2674 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2674. Ownership of the thing

A lease of a thing that does not belong to the lessor may nevertheless be binding on the parties. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2675 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2675. The rent

The rent may consist of money, commodities, fruits, services, or other performanc­es sufficient to support an onerous contract. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2676 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2676. Agreement as to the rent

The rent shall be fixed by the parties in a sum either certain or determinable through a method agreed by them. It may also be fixed by a third person designated by them. If the agreed method proves unworkable or the designated third person is unwilling or unable to fix the rent, then there is no lease. If the rent has been established and thereafter is subject to redetermination either by a designated third person or through a method agreed to by the parties, but the third person is unwilling or unable to fix the rent or the agreed method proves unworkable, the court may either fix the rent or provide a similar method in accordance with the intent of the parties. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2677 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2677. Crop rent

When the parties to an agricultural lease agree that the rent will consist of a portion of the crops, that portion is considered at all times the property of the lessor. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2678 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2678. Term

The lease shall be for a term. Its duration may be agreed to by the parties or supplied by law. The term may be fixed or indeterminate. It is fixed when the parties agree that the lease will terminate at a designated date or upon the occurrence of a designated event. It is indeterminate in all other cases. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2679 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2679. Limits of contractual freedom in fixing the term

The duration of a term may not exceed ninety-nine years. If the lease provides for a longer term or contains an option to extend the term to more than ninety-nine years, the term shall be reduced to ninety-nine years. If the term's duration depends solely on the will of the lessor or the lessee and the parties have not agreed on a maximum duration, the duration is determined in accordance with the following Article. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2680 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2680. Duration supplied by law; legal term

If the parties have not agreed on the duration of the term, the duration is estab­lished in accordance with the following rules: (1) An agricultural lease shall be from year to year. (2) Any other lease of an immovable, or a lease of a movable to be used as a residence, shall be from month to month. (3) A lease of other movables shall be from day to day, unless the rent was fixed by longer or shorter periods, in which case the term shall be one such period, not to exceed one month. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2681 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2681. Form

A lease may be made orally or in writing. A lease of an immovable is not effective against third persons until filed for recordation in the manner prescribed by legislation. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2682 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|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. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2683 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|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. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2684 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2684. Obligations to deliver the thing at the agreed time and in good condition

The lessor is bound to deliver the thing at the agreed time and in good condition suitable for the purpose for which it was leased. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2685 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2685. Discrepancy between agreed and delivered quantity

If the leased thing is an immovable and its extent differs from that which was agreed upon, the rights of the parties with regard to such discrepancy are governed by the provisions of the Title "Sale". Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2686 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2686. Misuse of the thing

If the lessee uses the thing for a purpose other than that for which it was leased or in a manner that may cause damage to the thing, the lessor may obtain injunctive relief, dissolution of the lease, and any damages he may have sustained. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2687 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2687. Damage caused by fault

The lessee is liable for damage to the thing caused by his fault or that of a person who, with his consent, is on the premises or uses the thing. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2688 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2688. Obligation to inform lessor

The lessee is bound to notify the lessor without delay when the thing has been damaged or requires repair, or when his possession has been disturbed by a third person. The lessor is entitled to damages sustained as a result of the lessee's failure to perform this obligation. Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.