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2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2678. Term

SECTION 3. THE TERM
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2679. Limits of contractual freedom in fixing the term

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2680. Duration supplied by law; legal term

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2682. The lessor's principal obligations

CHAPTER 3. THE OBLIGATIONS
OF THE LESSOR AND THE LESSEE
SECTION 1. 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.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2683. The lessee's principal obligations

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2684. Obligations to deliver the thing at the agreed time and in good condition

SECTION 2. DELIVERY
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2685. Discrepancy between agreed and delivered quantity

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2686. Misuse of the thing

SECTION 3. USE OF THE THING BY THE LESSEE
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2688. Obligation to inform lessor

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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2691. Lessor's obligation for repairs

Art. 2691. Lessor's obligation for repairs
During the lease, the lessor is bound to make all repairs that become necessary to maintain the thing in a condition suitable for the purpose for which it was leased, except those for which the lessee is responsible.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2692. Lessee's obligation to make repairs

Art. 2692. Lessee's obligation to make repairs
The lessee is bound to repair damage to the thing caused by his fault or that of persons who, with his consent, are on the premises or use the thing, and to repair any deterioration resulting from his or their use to the extent it exceeds the normal or agreed use of the thing.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2693. Lessor's right to make repairs

Art. 2693. Lessor's right to make repairs
If during the lease the thing requires a repair that cannot be postponed until the end of the lease, the lessor has the right to make that repair even if this causes the lessee to suffer inconvenience or loss of use of the thing.
In such a case, the lessee may obtain a reduction or abatement of the rent, or a dissolution of the lease, depending on all of the circumstances, including each party's fault or responsibility for the repair, the length of the repair period, and the extent of the loss of use.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2694. Lessee's right to make repairs

Art. 2694. Lessee's right to make repairs
If the lessor fails to perform his obligation to make necessary repairs within a reasonable time after demand by the lessee, the lessee may cause them to be made. The lessee may demand immediate reimbursement of the amount expended for the repair or apply that amount to the payment of rent, but only to the extent that the repair was necessary and the expended amount was reasonable.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2695. Attachments, additions, or other improvements to leased thing

Art. 2695. Attachments, additions, or other improvements to leased thing
In the absence of contrary agreement, upon termination of the lease, the rights and obligations of the parties with regard to attachments, additions, or other improvements made to the leased thing by the lessee are as follows:
(1) The lessee may remove all improvements that he made to the leased thing, provided that he restore the thing to its former condition.
(2) If the lessee does not remove the improvements, the lessor may:
(a) Appropriate ownership of the improvements by reimbursing the lessee for their costs or for the enhanced value of the leased thing whichever is less; or
(b) Demand that the lessee remove the improvements within a reasonable time and restore the leased thing to its former condition. If the lessee fails to do so, the lessor may remove the improvements and restore the leased thing to its former condition at the expense of the lessee or appropriate ownership of the improvements without any obligation of reimbursement to the lessee. Appropriation of the improvement by the lessor may only be accomplished by providing additional notice by certified mail to the lessee after expiration of the time given the lessee to remove the improvements.
(c) Until such time as the lessor appropriates the improvement, the improvements shall remain the property of the lessee and the lessee shall be solely responsible for any harm caused by the improvements.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2696. Warranty against vices or defects

SECTION 5. LESSOR'S WARRANTIES
SUBSECTION 1. WARRANTY AGAINST VICES OR DEFECTS
Art. 2696. Warranty against vices or defects
The lessor warrants the lessee that the thing is suitable for the purpose for which it was leased and that it is free of vices or defects that prevent its use for that purpose.
This warranty also extends to vices or defects that arise after the delivery of the thing and are not attributable to the fault of the lessee.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2697. Warranty for unknown vices or defects

Art. 2697. Warranty for unknown vices or defects
The warranty provided in the preceding Article also encompasses vices or defects that are not known to the lessor.
However, if the lessee knows of such vices or defects and fails to notify the lessor, the lessee's recovery for breach of warranty may be reduced accordingly.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2699. Waiver of warranty for vices or defects

Art. 2699. Waiver of warranty for vices or defects
The warranty provided in the preceding Articles may be waived, but only by clear and unambiguous language that is brought to the attention of the lessee.
Nevertheless, a waiver of warranty is ineffective:
(1) To the extent it pertains to vices or defects of which the lessee did not know and the lessor knew or should have known;
(2) To the extent it is contrary to the provisions of Article 2004; or
(3) In a residential or consumer lease, to the extent it purports to waive the warranty for vices or defects that seriously affect health or safety.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2700. Warranty of peaceful possession

SUBSECTION 2. WARRANTY OF PEACEFUL POSSESSION
Art. 2700. Warranty of peaceful possession
The lessor warrants the lessee's peaceful possession of the leased thing against any disturbance caused by a person who asserts ownership, or right to possession of, or any other right in the thing.
In a residential lease, this warranty encompasses a disturbance caused by a person who, with the lessor's consent, has access to the thing or occupies adjacent property belonging to the lessor.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2701. Call in warranty

Art. 2701. Call in warranty
The lessor is bound to take all steps necessary to protect the lessee's possession against any disturbance covered by the preceding Article, as soon as the lessor is informed of such a disturbance. If the lessor fails to do so, the lessee may, without prejudice to his rights against the lessor, file any appropriate action against the person who caused the disturbance.
If a third party brings against the lessee an action asserting a right in the thing or contesting the lessee's right to possess it, the lessee may join the lessor as a party to the action and shall be dismissed from the action, if the lessee so demands.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2702. Disturbance by third persons without claim of right

Art. 2702. Disturbance by third persons without claim of right
Except as otherwise provided in Article 2700, the lessor is not bound to protect the lessee's possession against a disturbance caused by a person who does not claim a right in the leased thing. In such a case, the lessee may file any appropriate action against that person.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2703. When and where rent is due

SECTION 6. PAYMENT OF RENT
Art. 2703. When and where rent is due
In the absence of a contrary agreement, usage, or custom:
(1) The rent is due at the beginning of the term. If the rent is payable by intervals shorter than the term, the rent is due at the beginning of each interval.
(2) The rent is payable at the address provided by the lessor and in the absence thereof at the address of the lessee.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2704. Nonpayment of rent

Art. 2704. Nonpayment of rent
If the lessee fails to pay the rent when due, the lessor may, in accordance with the provisions of the Title "Conventional Obligations or Contracts", dissolve the lease and may regain possession in the manner provided by law.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2705. Abatement of rent for unforeseen loss of crops

Art. 2705. Abatement of rent for unforeseen loss of crops
In the absence of a contrary agreement, the agricultural lessee may not claim an abatement of the rent for the loss of his unharvested crops unless the loss was due to an unforeseeable and extraordinary event that destroyed at least one-half of the value of the crops. Any compensation that the lessee has received or may receive in connection with the loss, such as insurance proceeds or government subsidies, shall be taken into account in determining the amount of abatement.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2706. Loss of crop rent

Art. 2706. Loss of crop rent
When the rent consists of a portion of the crops, then any loss of the crops that is not caused by the fault of the lessor or the lessee shall be borne by both parties in accordance with their respective shares.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2707. Lessor's privilege

SECTION 7. LESSOR'S SECURITY RIGHTS
Art. 2707. Lessor's privilege
To secure the payment of rent and other obligations arising from the lease of an immovable, the lessor has a privilege on the lessee's movables that are found in or upon the leased property.
In an agricultural lease, the lessor's privilege also encompasses the fruits produced by the land.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2708. Lessor's privilege over sublessee's movables

Art. 2708. Lessor's privilege over sublessee's movables
The lessor's privilege extends to the movables of the sublessee but only to the extent that the sublessee is indebted to his sublessor at the time the lessor exercises his right.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2709. Lessor's right to seize movables of third persons

Art. 2709. Lessor's right to seize movables of third persons
The lessor may lawfully seize a movable that belongs to a third person if it is located in or upon the leased property, unless the lessor knows that the movable is not the property of the lessee.
The third person may recover the movable by establishing his ownership prior to the judicial sale in the manner provided by Article 1092 of the Code of Civil Procedure. If he fails to do so, the movable may be sold as though it belonged to the lessee.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2710. Enforcement of the lessor's privilege

Art. 2710. Enforcement of the lessor's privilege
The lessor may seize the movables on which he has a privilege while they are in or upon the leased property, and for fifteen days after they have been removed if they remain the property of the lessee and can be identified.
The lessor may enforce his privilege against movables that have been seized by the sheriff or other officer of the court, without the necessity of a further seizure thereof, as long as the movables or the proceeds therefrom remain in the custody of the officer.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2711. Transfer of thing does not terminate lease

SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF INTEREST BY THE LESSOR OR THE LESSEE
Art. 2711. Transfer of thing does not terminate lease
The transfer of the leased thing does not terminate the lease, unless the contrary had been agreed between the lessor and the lessee.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2712. Transfer of immovable subject to unrecorded lease

Art. 2712. Transfer of immovable subject to unrecorded lease
A third person who acquires an immovable that is subject to an unrecorded lease is not bound by the lease.
In the absence of a contrary provision in the lease contract, the lessee has an action against the lessor for any loss the lessee sustained as a result of the transfer.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2713. Lessee's right to sublease, assign, or encumber

Art. 2713. Lessee's right to sublease, assign, or encumber
The lessee has the right to sublease the leased thing or to assign or encumber his rights in the lease, unless expressly prohibited by the contract of lease. A provision that prohibits one of these rights is deemed to prohibit the others, unless a contrary intent is expressed. In all other respects, a provision that prohibits subleasing, assigning, or encumbering is to be strictly construed against the lessor.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2714. Expropriation; loss or destruction

CHAPTER 4. TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION
SECTION 1. RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL LEASES
Art. 2714. Expropriation; loss or destruction
If the leased thing is lost or totally destroyed, without the fault of either party, or if it is expropriated, the lease terminates and neither party owes damages to the other.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2715. Partial destruction, loss, expropriation, or other substantial impairment of use

Art. 2715. Partial destruction, loss, expropriation, or other substantial impairment of use
If, without the fault of the lessee, the thing is partially destroyed, lost, or expropri­ated, or its use is otherwise substantially impaired, the lessee may, according to the circumstances of both parties, obtain a diminution of the rent or dissolution of the lease, whichever is more appropriate under the circumstances. If the lessor was at fault, the lessee may also demand damages.
If the impairment of the use of the leased thing was caused by circumstances external to the leased thing, the lessee is entitled to a dissolution of the lease, but is not entitled to diminution of the rent.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2716. Termination of lease granted by a usufructuary

Art. 2716. Termination of lease granted by a usufructuary
A lease granted by a usufructuary terminates upon the termination of the usufruct.
The lessor is liable to the lessee for any loss caused by such termination, if the lessor failed to disclose his status as a usufructuary.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2718. Leases with reservation of right to terminate

Art. 2718. Leases with reservation of right to terminate
A lease in which one or both parties have reserved the right to terminate the lease before the end of the term may be so terminated by giving the notice specified in the lease contract or the notice provided in Articles 2727 through 2729, whichever period is longer. The right to receive this notice may not be renounced in advance.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2719. Dissolution for other causes

Art. 2719. Dissolution for other causes
When a party to the lease fails to perform his obligations under the lease or under this Title, the other party may obtain dissolution of the lease pursuant to the provisions of the Title of "Conventional Obligations or Contracts".
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2720. Termination of lease with a fixed term

SECTION 2. LEASES WITH A FIXED TERM
Art. 2720. Termination of lease with a fixed term
A lease with a fixed term terminates upon the expiration of that term, without need of notice, unless the lease is reconducted or extended as provided in the following Articles.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2721. Reconduction

Art. 2721. Reconduction
A lease with a fixed term is reconducted if, after the expiration of the term, and without notice to vacate or terminate or other opposition by the lessor or the lessee, the lessee remains in possession:
(1) For thirty days in the case of an agricultural lease;
(2) For one week in the case of other leases with a fixed term that is longer than a week; or
(3) For one day in the case of a lease with a fixed term that is equal to or shorter than a week.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2722. Term of reconducted agricultural lease

Art. 2722. Term of reconducted agricultural lease
The term of a reconducted agricultural lease is from year to year, unless the parties intended a different term which, according to local custom or usage, is observed in leases of the same type.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2723. Term of reconducted nonagricultural lease

Art. 2723. Term of reconducted nonagricultural lease
The term of a reconducted nonagricultural lease is:
(1) From month to month in the case of a lease whose term is a month or longer;
(2) From day to day in the case of a lease whose term is at least a day but shorter than a month; and
(3) For periods equal to the expired term in the case of a lease whose term is less than a day.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2724. Continuity of the reconducted lease

Art. 2724. Continuity of the reconducted lease
When reconduction occurs, all provisions of the lease continue for the term provided in Article 2722 or 2723.
A reconducted lease is terminated by giving the notice directed in Articles 2727 through 2729.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2727. Termination of lease with an indeterminate term

SECTION 3. LEASES WITH INDETERMINATE TERM
Art. 2727. Termination of lease with an indeterminate term
A lease with an indeterminate term, including a reconducted lease or a lease whose term has been established through Article 2680, terminates by notice to that effect given to the other party by the party desiring to terminate the lease, as provided in the following Articles.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2728. Notice of termination; timing

Art. 2728. Notice of termination; timing
The notice of termination required by the preceding Article shall be given at or before the time specified below:
(1) In a lease whose term is measured by a period longer than a month, thirty calendar days before the end of that period;
(2) In a month-to-month lease, ten calendar days before the end of that month;
(3) In a lease whose term is measured by a period equal to or longer than a week but shorter than a month, five calendar days before the end of that period; and
(4) In a lease whose term is measured by a period shorter than a week, at any time prior to the expiration of that period.
A notice given according to the preceding Paragraph terminates the lease at the end of the period specified in the notice, and, if none is specified, at the end of the first period for which the notice is timely.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2729. Notice of termination; form

Art. 2729. Notice of termination; form
If the leased thing is an immovable or is a movable used as residence, the notice of termination shall be in writing. It may be oral in all other cases.
In all cases, surrender of possession to the lessor at the time at which notice of termination shall be given under Article 2728 shall constitute notice of termina­tion by the lessee.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2745. Kinds of lease of services or labor.

CHAPTER 5. OF THE LETTING OUT OF LABOR OR INDUSTRY
Art. 2745. Kinds of lease of services or labor.
Labor may be let out in three ways:
1. Laborers may hire their services to another person.
2. Carriers and watermen hire out their services for the conveyance either of persons or of goods and merchandise.
3. Workmen hire out their labor or industry to make buildings or other works.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2748. Contract of farm or factory laborer, restrictions on termination.

Art. 2748. Contract of farm or factory laborer, restrictions on termination.
Laborers, who hire themselves out to serve on plantations or to work in manufactures, have not the right of leaving the person who has hired them, nor can they be sent away by the proprietor, until the time has expired during which they had agreed to serve, unless good and just causes can be assigned.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2749. Liability for dismissal of laborer without cause.

Art. 2749. Liability for dismissal of laborer without cause.
If, without any serious ground of complaint, a man should send away a laborer whose services he has hired for a certain time,*before that time has expired, he shall be bound to pay to such laborer the whole of the salaries which he would have been entitled to receive, had the full term of his services arrived.
*English translation of French text incomplete; should include "as said in the foregoing article."
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2750. Liability of laborer leaving employment without cause.

Art. 2750. Liability of laborer leaving employment without cause.
But if, on the other hand, a laborer, after having hired out his services, should leave his employer before the time of his engagement has expired, without having any just cause of complaint against his employer, the laborer shall then forfeit all the wages that may be due to him, and shall moreover be compelled to repay all the money he has received, either as due for his wages, or in advance thereof*on the running year or on the time of his engagement.
*Note error in English translation of French text; "either as due for his wages, or in advance thereof" should be "in advance."
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2751. Obligations of carriers and watermen

SECTION 2--OF CARRIERS AND WATERMEN
Art. 2751. Obligations of carriers and watermen
Carriers and watermen are subject, with respect to the safe keeping and preservation of the things intrusted to them, to the same obligations and duties which are imposed on tavern keepers in the title: Of Deposit and Sequestration.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2756. Building by plot and work by job, definitions.

SECTION 3--OF CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS ACCORDING TO
PLOTS, AND OTHER WORKS BY THE JOB, AND
OF FURNISHING MATERIALS
Art. 2756. Building by plot and work by job, definitions.
To build by a plot, or to work by the job, is to undertake a building or a work for a certain stipulated price.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2758. Destruction of work before delivery, liability of contractor furnishing materials.

Art. 2758. Destruction of work before delivery, liability of contractor furnishing materials.
When the undertaker furnishes the materials for the work, if the work be destroyed, in whatever manner it may happen, previous to its being delivered to the owner, the loss shall be sustained by the undertaker, unless the proprietor be in default for not receiving it, though duly notified to do so.*
*"Though duly notified to do so" has no counterpart in French text.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2760. Destruction of work before delivery, contractor's right to payment of salary.

Art. 2760. Destruction of work before delivery, contractor's right to payment of salary.
In the case mentioned in the preceding article, if the thing be destroyed by accident, and not owing to any fault of the undertaker, before the same be delivered, and without the owner be [being] in default for not receiving it, the undertaker shall not be entitled to his salaries, unless the destruction be owing to the badness of the materials used in the building.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2761. Delivery of work in separate parts.

Art. 2761. Delivery of work in separate parts.
If the work be composed of detached pieces, or made at the rate of so much a measure, the parts may be delivered separately; and that delivery shall be presumed to have taken place, if the proprietor has paid to the undertaker the price due for the parts of the work which have already been completed.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2762. Liability of contractor for damages due to badness of workmanship.

Art. 2762. Liability of contractor for damages due to badness of workmanship.
If a building, which an architect or other workman has undertaken to make by the job, should fall to ruin either in whole or in part, on account of the badness of the workmanship, the architect or undertaker shall bear the loss if the building falls to ruin in the course of ten years, if it be a stone or brick building, and of five years if it be built in wood or with frames filled with bricks.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2763. Changes or extensions of original plans, effect.

Art. 2763. Changes or extensions of original plans, effect.
When an architect or other workman has undertaken the building of a house by the job, according to a plot agreed on between him and the owner of the ground, he can not claim an increase of the price agreed on, on the plea of the original plot having been changed and extended, unless he can prove that such changes*have been made in compliance with the wishes of the owner.
*English translation of French text incomplete; should include "or extensions."
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2766. Termination of contract by death of workman.

Art. 2766. Termination of contract by death of workman.
Contracts for hiring out work are canceled by the death of the workman, architect or undertaker, unless the proprietor should consent that the work should be continued by the heir or heirs of the architect, or by workmen employed for that purpose by the heirs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2767. Payment to heirs of contractor for work or materials completed.

Art. 2767. Payment to heirs of contractor for work or materials completed.
The proprietor is only bound, in the former case, to pay to the heirs of the undertaker the value of the work that has already been done and that of the materials already prepared, proportionably to the price agreed on, in case such work and materials may be useful to him.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2769. Contractor's liability for non-compliance with contract.

Art. 2769. Contractor's liability for non-compliance with contract.
If an undertaker fails to do the work he has contracted to do, or if he does not execute it in the manner and at the time he has agreed to do it, he shall be liable in damages for the losses that may ensue from his non-compliance with his contract.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2770. Workmen employed by contractor, rights against owner.

Art. 2770. Workmen employed by contractor, rights against owner.
Masons, carpenters and other workmen, who have been employed in the construction of a building or other works, undertaken by the job, have their action against the proprietor of the house on which they have worked, only for the sum which may be due by him to the undertaker at the time their action is commenced.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2771. Masons, carpenters and other artificers as contractors.

Art. 2771. Masons, carpenters and other artificers as contractors.
Masons, carpenters, blacksmiths*and all other artificers, who undertake work by the job, are bound by the provisions contained in the present section, for they may be considered as undertakers each in his particular line of business.
*Note error in English translation of French text; "blacksmiths" should be "locksmiths."
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2777. Privilege of workmen on ships and boats.

Art. 2777. Privilege of workmen on ships and boats.
Workmen employed in the construction or repair of ships and boats, enjoy the privilege established above, without being bound to reduce their contracts to writing, whatever may be their amount, provided the statement of the claim is recorded in the manner required by law; but this privilege ceases, if they have allowed the ship or boat to depart, without exercising their right.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2778. Annuity contract; definition

TITLE X. ANNUITIES
CHAPTER 1. ANNUITY CONTRACT
Art. 2778. Annuity contract; definition
An annuity contract is an agreement by which a party delivers a thing to another who binds himself to make periodic payments to a designated recipient. The recipient's right to these payments is called an annuity.
A contract transferring ownership of a thing other than money for a certain or determinable price payable over a term is not an annuity contract.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2779. Applicability of the rules governing obligations

Art. 2779. Applicability of the rules governing obligations
In all matters for which no special provision is made in this Title, an onerous annuity contract is governed by the Titles of Obligations in General and Conventional Obligations or Contracts, and when the contract provides for delivery of a thing other than money, it is governed by the Title of Sales. A gratuitous annuity contract is governed by the Title of Donations.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2782. Termination of annuity; absence of a designated term

Art. 2782. Termination of annuity; absence of a designated term
In the absence of a designated term, an annuity established in favor of a natural person terminates upon the death of that person, but one in favor of a juridical person is without effect.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2783. Assignable and heritable rights and obligations

Art. 2783. Assignable and heritable rights and obligations
In the absence of a contrary provision of law or juridical act, the rights and obligations of the parties under an annuity contract are assignable and heritable.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2785. Annuity contract in favor of several recipients of payments

Art. 2785. Annuity contract in favor of several recipients of payments
An annuity contract may be established in favor of several natural persons, whether in divided shares or in indivision. When an annuity contract is established for the lifetimes of several recipients of payments in indivision, the termination of the interest of a recipient inures to the benefit of those remaining unless the annuity contract expressly provides otherwise.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2786. Existence of recipient

Art. 2786. Existence of recipient
When an annuity is established in favor of a natural person, that person must exist or be in utero at the time of the formation of the annuity contract.
When an annuity is established in favor of a juridical person, that person must likewise exist at the time of the formation of the annuity contract.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2787. Annuity charge

CHAPTER 2. ANNUITY CHARGE
Art. 2787. Annuity charge
An annuity contract transferring an immovable may provide for the establishment of a charge on the immovable for the periodic payments due under the contract. In such a case, the recipient in whose favor the annuity was established acquires a real right for periodic payments. The establishment of the annuity charge must be express and in writing.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2788. Annuity charge; recordation

Art. 2788. Annuity charge; recordation
An annuity charge on an immovable is without effect as to third persons unless the annuity contract establishing it is recorded in the conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable is located.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2791. Enforcement of the annuity charge

Art. 2791. Enforcement of the annuity charge
Upon failure of payment of amounts due under a contract establishing an annuity charge, the recipient may obtain judgment for the amounts due and may enforce the judgment by execution upon the immovable subject to the annuity charge in accordance with law.
The adjudication extinguishes the annuity charge for all amounts for which judgment was rendered as well as all charges and encumbrances on the immovable inferior to the annuity charge but does not extinguish the annuity charge for amounts thereafter becoming due under the contract.
Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2801. Partnership; definition.

TITLE XI--PARTNERSHIP
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Art. 2801. Partnership; definition.
A partnership is a juridical person, distinct from its partners, created by a contract between two or more persons to combine their efforts or resources in determined proportions and to collaborate at mutual risk for their common profit or commercial benefit.
Trustees and succession representatives, in their capacities as such, and unincorporated associations may be partners.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2803. Participation of partners.

Art. 2803. Participation of partners.
Each partner participates equally in profits, commercial benefits, and losses of the partnership, unless the partners have agreed otherwise. The same rule applies to the distribution of assets, but in the absence of contrary agreement, contributions to capital are restored to each partner according to the contribution made.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2804. Participation in one category only.

Art. 2804. Participation in one category only.
If a partnership agreement establishes the extent of participation by partners in only one category of either profits, commercial benefits, losses, or the distribution of assets other than capital contributions, partners participate to that extent in each category unless the agreement itself or the nature of the participation indicates the partners intended otherwise.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2806. Ownership of immovable property; retroactivity of partnership's existence; acquisition of immovable property prior to partnership's existence

Art. 2806. Ownership of immovable property; retroactivity of partnership's existence; acquisition of immovable property prior to partnership's existence
A. An immovable acquired in the name of a partnership is owned by the partnership if, at the time of acquisition, the contract of partnership was in writing. If the contract of partnership was not in writing at the time of acquisition, the immovable is owned by the partners.
B. As to third parties, the individual partners shall be deemed to own immovable property acquired in the name of the partnership until the contract of partnership is filed for registry with the secretary of state as provided by law.
C. Whenever any immovable property is acquired by one or more persons acting in any capacity for and in the name of any partnership which has not been created by contract as required by law, and the partnership is subsequently created by contract in accordance with Title XI of Book III of the Civil Code, the partnership's existence shall be retroactive to the date of acquisition of an interest in such immovable property, but such retroactive effect shall be without prejudice to rights validly acquired by third persons in the interim between the date of acquisition and the date that the partnership was created by contract.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1; Acts 2005, No. 136, §1, eff. June 22, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2807. Decisions affecting the partnership.

Art. 2807. Decisions affecting the partnership.
Unless otherwise agreed, unanimity is required to amend the partnership agreement, to admit new partners, to terminate the partnership, or to permit a partner to withdraw without just cause if the partnership has been constituted for a term.
Decisions affecting the management or operation of a partnership must be made by a majority of the partners, but the parties may stipulate otherwise.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2809. Fiduciary duty; activities prejudicial to the partnership.

Art. 2809. Fiduciary duty; activities prejudicial to the partnership.
A partner owes a fiduciary duty to the partnership and to his partners. He may not conduct any activity, for himself or on behalf of a third person, that is contrary to his fiduciary duty and is prejudicial to the partnership. If he does so, he must account to the partnership and to his partners for the resulting profits.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2812. The sharing of a partner's interest with a third person.

Art. 2812. The sharing of a partner's interest with a third person.
A partner may share his interest in the partnership with a third person without the consent of his partners, but he cannot make him a member of the partnership. He is responsible for damage to the partnership caused by the third person as though he caused it himself.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2813. The right of a partner to obtain information.

Art. 2813. The right of a partner to obtain information.
A partner may inform himself of the business activities of the partnership and may consult its books and records, even if he has been excluded from management. A contrary agreement is null.
He may not exercise his right in a manner that unduly interferes with the operations of the partnership or prevents other partners from exercising their rights in this regard.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2814. Partner as mandatary of the partnership

CHAPTER 3--RELATIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE
PARTNERS WITH THIRD PERSONS
Art. 2814. Partner as mandatary of the partnership
A partner is a mandatary of the partnership for all matters in the ordinary course of its business other than the alienation, lease, or encumbrance of its immovables. A provision that a partner is not a mandatary does not affect third persons who in good faith transact business with the partner. Except as provided in the articles of partnership, any person authorized to execute a mortgage or security agreement on behalf of a partnership shall, for purposes of executory process, have authority to execute a confession of judgment in the act of mortgage or security agreement without execution of the articles of partnership by authentic act.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 888, §1; Acts 1989, No. 137, §16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2816. Contract by partner in his own name; effect on the partnership.

Art. 2816. Contract by partner in his own name; effect on the partnership.
An obligation contracted for the partnership by a partner in his own name binds the partnership if the partnership benefits by the transaction or the transaction involves matters in the ordinary course of its business. If the partnership is so bound, it can enforce the contract in its own name.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2818. Causes of cessation of membership

CHAPTER 4. CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1. CAUSES OF CESSATION
Art. 2818. Causes of cessation of membership
A. A partner ceases to be a member of a partnership upon: his death or interdiction; his being granted an order for relief under Chapter 7 or confirmation of a plan of liquidation or the appointment of a trustee of his estate under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code; his interest in the partnership being seized and not released as provided in Article 2819; his expulsion from the partnership; or his withdrawal from the partnership.
B. A partner also ceases to be a member of a partnership in accordance with the provisions of the contract of partnership.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1; Acts 2004, No. 827, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2819. Seizure of the interest of a partner.

Art. 2819. Seizure of the interest of a partner.
A partner ceases to be a member of a partnership if his interest in the partnership is seized under a writ of execution and is not released within thirty days. The cessation is retroactive to the date of seizure.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2823. Rights of a partner after withdrawal.

SECTION 2--EFFECTS OF CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP AND
RIGHTS OF THE FORMER PARTNER
Art. 2823. Rights of a partner after withdrawal.
The former partner, his successors, or the seizing creditor is entitled to an amount equal to the value that the share of the former partner had at the time membership ceased.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2824. Payment of interest of partner.

Art. 2824. Payment of interest of partner.
If a partnership continues to exist after the membership of a partner ceases, unless otherwise agreed, the partnership must pay in money the amount referred to in Article 2823 as soon as that amount is determined together with interest at the legal rate from the time membership ceases.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2826. Termination of a partnership; causes

CHAPTER 5--TERMINATION OF A PARTNERSHIP
SECTION 1--CAUSES OF TERMINATION
Art. 2826. Termination of a partnership; causes
Unless continued as provided by law, a partnership is terminated by: the unanimous consent of its partners; a judgment of termination; the granting of an order for relief to the partnership under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; the reduction of its membership to one person; the expiration of its term; or the attainment of, or the impossibility of attainment of the object of the partnership.
A partnership also terminates in accordance with provisions of the contract of partnership.
A partnership in commendam, however, terminates by the retirement from the partnership, or the death, interdiction, or dissolution, of the sole or any general partner unless the partnership is continued with the consent of the remaining general partners under a right to do so stated in the contract of partnership or if, within ninety days after such event, all the remaining partners agree in writing to continue the partnership and to the appointment of one or more general partners if necessary or desired.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1, Amended by Acts 1981, No. 797, §1; Acts 1982, No. 273, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2827. Continuation of a partnership.

Art. 2827. Continuation of a partnership.
A partnership may be expressly or tacitly continued when its term expires or its object is attained, or when a resolutory condition of the contract of partnership is fulfilled. If the object becomes impossible, the partnership may be continued for a different object.
Unless otherwise agreed, a partnership that is expressly or tacitly continued has no term.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2828. Continuation for liquidation; sole proprietorship.

Art. 2828. Continuation for liquidation; sole proprietorship.
When a partnership terminates, the business of the partnership ends except for purposes of liquidation.
If a partnership terminates because its membership is reduced to one person, that person is not bound to liquidate the partnership and may continue the business as a sole proprietor. If the person elects to continue the business, his former partners are entitled to amounts equal to the value of their shares as of time the partnership terminated, and they have the right to demand security for the payment of partnership debts.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Civil Code › Art. 2830. Effects of termination; authority of partners.

SECTION 2--EFFECTS OF TERMINATION OF
PARTNERSHIP AND RIGHTS OF FORMER PARTNERS
Art. 2830. Effects of termination; authority of partners.
When a partnership terminates, the authority of the partners to act for it ceases, except with regard to acts necessary to liquidate its affairs.
Anything done in what would have been the usual course of business of the partnership by a partner acting in good faith, who is unaware that the partnership has terminated, binds the partnership as if it still existed.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.