A contract of lease is a contract whereby one party, the lessor, undertakes to transfer to the other party, the lessee, the possession of a movable in return for a consideration called the rent.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1977
Definition · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
The term of a lease is fixed or indeterminate.