So long as the performance of the contract has not begun, the proof that an immovable has been leased may be made only by a written instrument or by an admission made in Court.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2019
Proof of Contract · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
No other means of evidence shall be admitted to prove the existence of such contract.
Where the performance of a contract of lease has begun, it may be proved by witnesses or presumptions.