The purpose of the statute, whose source is Code Napoleon of 1804, Article 1709, is to prohibit leases in perpetuity. See Lemke v. Amidon, 542 So.2d 563, 565 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1989). It is not necessary that the lease be expressed in specific time periods, because it may be tied to the continuation of a given condition. See Id. at 567.
The essential elements of a lease are the thing, the price (rent), and consent of the parties. Pelican State Bank v. Webb, 175 So. 855 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1937); Daigle v. Vanderpool, 2002-2005 (La.App. 1st Cir.6/27/03), 858 So.2d 552; Lemke v. Amidon, 542 So.2d 563 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1989). The form of a lease may be written or verbal.