Louisiana § CC 2668 - Contract of lease defined

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § CC 2668 — Contract of lease defined, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ CC 2668. Contract of lease defined

Lease is a synallagmatic contract by which one party, the lessor, binds himself to give to the other party, the lessee, the use and enjoyment of a thing for a term in exchange for a rent that the lessee binds himself to pay.

The consent of the parties as to the thing and the rent is essential but not necessari­ly sufficient for a contract of lease.

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section CC 2668 ("Contract of lease defined") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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