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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2902"
article_number: "2902"
status: active
heading: "Lender's liability for damage caused by defects in the thing"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XII › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109931"
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. 2902. Lender's liability for damage caused by defects in the thing

The lender is liable to the borrower when defects in the thing lent cause damage or loss sustained by the borrower, if the lender knew or should have known of the defects and failed to inform the borrower.