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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2701",
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  "heading": "Call in warranty",
  "text": "The lessor is bound to take all steps necessary to protect the lessee's possession against any disturbance covered by Article 2700 as soon as the lessor is informed of such a disturbance. If the lessor fails to do so, the lessee may, without prejudice to his rights against the lessor, file any appropriate action against the person who caused the disturbance.\n\nIf a third person brings against the lessee an action asserting a right in the thing or contesting the lessee's right to possess it, the lessee may join the lessor as a party to the action and shall be dismissed from the action, if the lessee so demands.",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.",
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