La. Civ. Code art. 2718

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 2718, 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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Leases with reservation of right to terminate

Official statutory text

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.

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