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The lessee is obliged to pay the price of the lease according to the terms stipulated.
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The lessee is obliged to use the thing leased as a diligent father of a family.
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The lessee is obliged to pay the expenses for the deed of lease.
In a Contract of Lease, what are obligations expected from the lessee?
Civil Code provides:
“ART. 1657. The lessee is obliged:
(01) 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;
(03) To pay the expenses for the deed of lease.”
The lessee is obliged to pay the price of the lease according to the terms stipulated. However, the obligation of the lessee to pay the rent agreed upon arises only when the thing leased has been delivered to the lessee for the purposes stipulated in the contract.
The lessee is also expected to exercise the diligence of a good father of a family. He must devote the thing to the use stipulated, and if none was stipulated, to that which may be inferred from the nature of the thing leased according to the custom of the place. The use of the thing for an illegal purpose entitles the lessor to terminate the contract.
Further, the lessee should pay the expenses for the lease. But, by agreement, the obligation may be assumed by the lessor.
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