La. Civ. Code art. 2680
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 2680, 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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Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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