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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2696"
article_number: "2696"
status: active
heading: "Warranty against vices or defects"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title IX › Chapter 3 › Section 5"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109758"
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
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 2696. Warranty against vices or defects

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.

This 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.