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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:529"
article_number: "529"
status: active
heading: "Right of retention."
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title II › Chapter 4"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110714"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1979, No. 180, §1."
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  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 180
    section: 1
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---

# Art. 529. Right of retention.

The possessor, whether in good or in bad faith, may retain possession of the thing until he is reimbursed for expenses and improvements which he is entitled to claim.