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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2688"
article_number: "2688"
status: active
heading: "Obligation to inform lessor"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title IX › Chapter 3 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109750"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 2004
    act_number: 821
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2005-01-01
    role: enactment
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---

# Art. 2688. Obligation to inform lessor

The lessee is bound to notify the lessor without delay when the thing has been damaged or requires repair, or when his possession has been disturbed by a third person. The lessor is entitled to damages sustained as a result of the lessee's failure to perform this obligation.