Where, on the expiration of a contract of lease entered into for a fixed term, the lessee remains in possession of the movable leased and the lessor does not claim its return, the contract of lease shall be deemed to have been extended by the parties for an indeterminate period on the same terms as the original contract.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1988
Extension of the Contract · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
In such case, third parties who have guaranteed the performance of the original contract shall be released from their liabilities.