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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2497"
article_number: "2497"
status: active
heading: "Restitution of price and expenses in case of rescission"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title VII › Chapter 7"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109543"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1993, No. 841, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1993
    act_number: 841
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1995-01-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 2497. Restitution of price and expenses in case of rescission

When the buyer has the right to recede from the contract the seller must return the price, if he has already received it, and also reimburse the buyer for the expenses of the sale.