La. Civ. Code art. 2712
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 2712, 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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Transfer of immovable subject to unrecorded lease
Official statutory text
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, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
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, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
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