Section Second: Maintenance of the Leased Property

Article 545

Art. 545 - The delivery of the leased thing is governed by the provisions established for the delivery of the sold thing.

Article 546

Art. 546 - The costs of issuance are borne by the lessor. The costs of deeds are borne by each of the two parties for the title that is issued to them: those for the removal and receipt of the leased property are borne by the lessee. All of the above, unless otherwise stipulated by custom or agreement.

Article 547

Art. 547 - The lessor is bound not only to deliver the thing and its accessories in a condition to serve their nature, or according to the use which has been given to them by the parties by mutual agreement, but to maintain them in such condition, except: 1 - The stipulations of the parties; 2 - in the case of lease of real property, the minor repairs which would be at the charge of the lessee according to local usage. If the lessor is in default of accomplishing the repairs of which he has the charge, the lessee may compel him judicially: in default of the lessor accomplishing them, he may be authorized by court to have them executed himself and to retain them from the price.

Article 548

Art. 548 - In leases of real estate, the lessee is liable for rental repairs or minor maintenance unless exempted by the contract or by custom. These are the repairs to be made: To the paving stones and tiles of the rooms, when only a few are broken; To the windows, unless they are broken by hail or other extraordinary and unforeseeable events of force majeure that were not caused by the fault of the lessee; To the doors, windows, partition boards or shop closure boards, hinges, latches, and locks; The whitewashing of the rooms, the restoration of the paintings, the replacement of the papers, the work to be done on the terraces, even when it involves simple repointing or whitewashing work, are at the expense of the lessor.

Article 549

Art. 549 - None of the repairs deemed to be the lessee's obligation shall be at the charge of the lessee when it is occasioned by wear and tear or force majeure, by defect of construction or by the act of the lessor.

Article 550

Art. 550 - Unless otherwise stipulated or by contrary custom, the cleaning of wells, that of cesspits, and the conduits serving for the drainage of water, shall be at the expense of the lessor.

Article 551

Art. 551 - Unless otherwise stipulated or by contrary custom, the lessor is required to pay the taxes and charges related to the leased property.