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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3309 (2026)
True leases
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PART II. CIVIL CODE
§3309. True leases
Except as specifically provided in this Chapter, true leases are subject to Title IX of Book III of the Civil Code entitled "Of Lease."
Acts 1985, No. 592, §1, eff. July 13, 1985.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1993–2002 · leading case: First Cont'l Leasing Corp. v. Howard, 618 So. 2d 642 (La. Ct. App. 1993).
First Cont'l Leasing Corp. v. Howard, 618 So. 2d 642 (La. Ct. App. 1993). “LSA-R.S. 9:3309, 3310. The Civil Code provisions on lease were relied upon in Louisiana National Leasing Corporation v.”
Walnut Equip. Leasing v. Moreno, 643 So. 2d 327 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “2695, which provides: The lessor guarantees the lessee against all the vices and defects of the thing, which may prevent its being used even in case it should appear he knew nothing of the existence of such vices and defects, at the time the lease was made, and even if they have…”
Ford New Holland Credit Co. v. McManus, 833 So. 2d 1130 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “2695, which provides: The lessor guarantees the lessee against all the vices and defects of the thing, which may prevent its being used even in case it should appear he knew nothing of the existence of such vices and defects, at the time the lease was made, and even if they have…”
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