Louisiana § RS 6:396 - Termination of executory contracts
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:396 — Termination of executory contracts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 6:396. Termination of executory contracts
Within one hundred eighty days of the date of commencement of liquidation of the bank, the receiver may at his election reject any executory contract to which the bank is a party without any further liability to the bank or the receiver or any obligation of the bank as a lessee of movable or immovable property. The receiver's election to reject a lease creates no claim for rent other than rent accrued to the date of termination or for actual damages, if any, for such termination not to exceed the equivalent of six months' payment.
Acts 1984, No. 719, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
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Section RS 6:396 ("Termination of executory contracts") 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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