Article 1708 of the French Civil Code
November 7, 2023
There are two kinds of leasing contracts: That of things, And that of work.
There are two kinds of leasing contracts: That of things, And that of work.
The leasing of things is a contract by which one of the parties undertakes to cause the other to enjoy a thing for a certain period of time, and for a certain price which the latter undertakes to pay.
The hire of work is a contract by which one of the parties undertakes to do something for the other, in return for a price agreed between them.
These two kinds of hire are further subdivided into several particular species: “Lease to rent” is called the hire of houses and that of furniture; “Farm lease”, that of rural hereditaments; “Rent”, the hire of labour or service; “Livestock lease”, that of animals, the profit of which is shared between the owner and the person to whom he entrusts them. Estimates, contracts or prices made, for the undertaking of a…
Leases of national property, property of communes and public establishments are subject to special regulations.
All kinds of movable or immovable property can be rented.
Leases may be made either in writing or verbally, except that, in the case of rural property, the special rules for farm and share leases shall apply. .
If the lease made without writing has not yet received any performance, and one of the parties denies it, proof cannot be received by witnesses, however small the price, and however much it may be alleged that there has been a deposit given. The oath can only be referred to him who denies the lease.
When there is a dispute about the price of a verbal lease whose execution has begun, and there is no receipt, the owner will be believed on his oath, if the tenant does not prefer to ask for an expert valuation; in which case the costs of the valuation remain at his expense, if the valuation exceeds the price he has declared.
The lessee has the right to sublet, and even to assign his lease to another, if he has not been prohibited from doing so. It may be prohibited in whole or in part. This clause is always mandatory. .
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