Article 2700

Warranty of peaceful possession ACTIVE

The lessor warrants the lessee's peaceful possession of the leased thing against any disturbance caused by a person who asserts ownership, or right to possession of, or any other right in the thing.

In a residential lease, this warranty encompasses a disturbance caused by a person who, with the lessor's consent, has access to the thing or occupies adjacent property belonging to the lessor.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005

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La. Civ. Code art. 2700 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-2700,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 2700},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/2700},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}