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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2696",
  "article_number": "2696",
  "heading": "Warranty against vices or defects",
  "text": "The lessor warrants the lessee that the thing is suitable for the purpose for which it was leased and that it is free of vices or defects that prevent its use for that purpose.\n\nThis warranty also extends to vices or defects that arise after the delivery of the thing and are not attributable to the fault of the lessee.",
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      "number": "III",
      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
    },
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "IX",
      "name": "Lease"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "3",
      "name": "The Obligations of the Lessor and the Lessee"
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      "number": "5",
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  "breadcrumb": "Book III › Title IX › Chapter 3 › Section 5",
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    }
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.",
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