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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2996"
article_number: "2996"
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heading: "Authority to alienate, acquire, encumber, or lease"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XV › Chapter 2 › Section 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110033"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1997, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998."
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  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 261
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1998-01-01
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# Art. 2996. Authority to alienate, acquire, encumber, or lease

The authority to alienate, acquire, encumber, or lease a thing must be given expressly. Neither the property nor its location need be specifically described.