La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 2623 (2026)

SECTION 2.  CONTRACT TO SELL

Art. 2623.  Bilateral promise of sale; contract to sell

An agreement whereby one party promises to sell and the other promises to buy a thing at a later time, or upon the happening of a condition, or upon performance of some obligation by either party, is a bilateral promise of sale or contract to sell.  Such an agreement gives either party the right to demand specific performance.

A contract to sell must set forth the thing and the price, and meet the formal requirements of the sale it contemplates.

Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.