La. Civ. Code art. 568.2
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 568.2, 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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Right to lease
Official statutory text
The right to dispose of a nonconsumable thing includes the right to lease the thing for a term that extends beyond the termination of the usufruct. If, at the termination of the usufruct, the thing remains subject to the lease, the usufructuary is accountable to the naked owner for any diminution in the value of the thing at that time attributable to the lease.
Acts 2010, No. 881, ยง1, eff. July 2, 2010.
Acts 2010, No. 881, ยง1, eff. July 2, 2010.
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