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Showing 751760 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1755

Tenants are not responsible for any repairs that are deemed to be rental repairs when they are caused solely by obsolescence or force majeure.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1775

…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…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1795

The contract for the hire of work is dissolved by the death of the workman, architect or contractor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799

Bricklayers, carpenters, locksmiths and other workmen who make contracts directly at prices made, are subject to the rules prescribed in this section: they are contractors in the part they deal with.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VII: Exchange

Article 1706

Rescission on the grounds of lesion does not occur in a contract of exchange.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1735

The lessee is liable for any damage or loss that occurs through the act of persons in his house or his subtenants.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1754

…ss they are broken by hail or other extraordinary accidents and force majeure, for which the tenant cannot be held responsible; To doors, cross-pieces, partition or shop closing boards, hinges, pins a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Carriers by land and water.

Article 1782

Conveyancers by land and water are subject, for the custody and preservation of the things entrusted to them, to the same obligations as innkeepers, referred to under the heading "Deposit and sequestr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1756

The cleaning of wells and cesspits is the responsibility of the lessor unless otherwise stipulated.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792

…pose. Such liability does not arise if the builder proves that the damage arises from an extraneous cause.

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