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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2678"
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heading: "Term"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005."
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# Art. 2678. Term

The lease shall be for a term. Its duration may be agreed to by the parties or supplied by law.

The term may be fixed or indeterminate. It is fixed when the parties agree that the lease will terminate at a designated date or upon the occurrence of a designated event.

It is indeterminate in all other cases.