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Showing 71–80 of 3965 articles for “Art. 17 avr. 1996”
There are three main types of hire of work and industry:1° Hire of services;2° Hire of carriers, both by land and by water, who undertake the transport of persons or goods;3° Hire of architects, contr…
Entrepreneurs and managers of public carriages and roulages, and masters of boats and ships, are also subject to special regulations, which make the law between them and other citizens.
There are two kinds of leasing contracts: That of things, And that of work.
The lessor is obliged to deliver the property in a good state of repair of all kinds. He must make, during the term of the lease, all repairs that may become necessary, other than rental repairs.
The lessor is not obliged to guarantee the lessee against any disturbance caused by third parties to the lessee's enjoyment of the leased property by de facto means, without claiming any rights over t…
All the other rules prescribed for the contract of sale apply, moreover, to the exchange.
In the case of a house, flat or shop, the lessor shall pay the evicted tenant, by way of damages, a sum equal to the price of the rent, for the time which, according to the use of the premises, is all…
Tenants are not responsible for any repairs that are deemed to be rental repairs when they are caused solely by obsolescence or force majeure.
…riod specified above, a new lease shall be entered into, the effect of which is governed by article 1774. The same applies if, on the expiry of written leases, the lessee remains and is left in posses…
The outgoing farmer must also leave the year's straw and fertiliser, if he received them when he took possession; and even if he did not receive them, the owner may retain them according to the valuat…
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