La. Civ. Code art. 2700

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 2700 - Warranty of peaceful possession

The lessor warrants the lessee's peaceful possession of the leased thing against any disturbance caused by a person who asserts ownership, or right to possession of, or any other right in the thing.

In a residential lease, this warranty encompasses a disturbance caused by a person who, with the lessor's consent, has access to the thing or occupies adjacent property belonging to the lessor.

La. C.C. § 2700

Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Acts 2004, No. 821, §1, eff. 1/1/2005.