2020 Louisiana Laws
Civil Code
Art. 2700. Warranty of peaceful possession

Universal Citation: LA Civ Code art. 2700 (2020)

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.

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