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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2697",
  "article_number": "2697",
  "heading": "Warranty for unknown vices or defects",
  "text": "The warranty provided in the preceding Article also encompasses vices or defects that are not known to the lessor.\n\nHowever, if the lessee knows of such vices or defects and fails to notify the lessor, the lessee's recovery for breach of warranty may be reduced accordingly.",
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      "number": "III",
      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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      "number": "IX",
      "name": "Lease"
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      "number": "3",
      "name": "The Obligations of the Lessor and the Lessee"
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      "number": "5",
      "name": "Lessor's Warranties"
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  "breadcrumb": "Book III › Title IX › Chapter 3 › Section 5",
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      "act_year": 2004,
      "act_number": 821,
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      "effective_date": "2005-01-01",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.",
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