La. Civ. Code art. 2680

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 2680 - Duration supplied by law; legal term

If the parties have not agreed on the duration of the term, the duration is established in accordance with the following rules:

(1) An agricultural lease shall be from year to year.

(2) Any other lease of an immovable, or a lease of a movable to be used as a residence, shall be from month to month.

(3) A lease of other movables shall be from day to day, unless the rent was fixed by longer or shorter periods, in which case the term shall be one such period, not to exceed one month.

La. C.C. § 2680

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

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