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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2440"
article_number: "2440"
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heading: "Sale of immovable, method of making"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title VII › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109481"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995."
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  - act_year: 1993
    act_number: 841
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1995-01-01
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# Art. 2440. Sale of immovable, method of making

A sale or promise of sale of an immovable must be made by authentic act or by act under private signature, except as provided in Article 1839.