La. Civ. Code art. 2509

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 2509, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.

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Reimbursement to buyer for useful improvements, liability of seller in bad faith

Official statutory text

A seller liable for eviction must reimburse the buyer for the cost of useful improvements to the thing made by the buyer. If the seller knew at the time of the sale that the thing belonged to a third person, he must reimburse the buyer for the cost of all improvements.

Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.

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