Civil Code Art. 1657: Lease of Rural and

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1657
Topic: Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VIII LEASE
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Formerly: Art. 1555 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

The lessee is obliged: (1) To pay the price of the lease according to the terms stipulated; (2) To use the thing leased as a diligent father of a family, devoting it to the use stipulated; and in the absence of stipulation, to that which may be inferred from the nature of the thing leased, according to the custom of the place; (3) To pay expenses for the deed of lease. (1555)

Cases applying this article

Henry Chua v. Emmanuel R. Andamo G.R. No. 156333

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1658 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1654 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1660 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1663 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands
Civil Code, Art. 1664 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands

Civil Code, Art. 1657 is found in CHAPTER 2 Lease of Rural and Urban Lands of TITLE VIII LEASE of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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