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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2901"
article_number: "2901"
status: active
heading: "Retaking before or after conclusion of use or expiration of time"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XII › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109930"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2004, No. 743, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 2004
    act_number: 743
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2005-01-01
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# Art. 2901. Retaking before or after conclusion of use or expiration of time

The lender may demand the return of the thing lent after expiration of the term and, in the absence of a term, after conclusion of the use for which the thing was lent. In case of urgent and unforeseen need, the lender may demand the return of the thing at any time.