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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-i/3914/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter I - Conventional Redemption (§§ 3901 — 3915)›§ 3914 - Charges, mortgages, and lease contracts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter I - Conventional Redemption (§§ 3901 — 3915) › § 3914 - Charges, mortgages, and lease contracts
The vendor, who should recover the thing sold, shall receive it free of all charges and mortgages imposed by the vendee, but he shall be obliged to respect the lease contracts executed by the latter in good faith and according to the customs of the place where it is located. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1409.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-i/3915/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter I - Conventional Redemption (§§ 3901 — 3915)›§ 3915 - When sale on reversion constitutes loan guaranteed by mortgage
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter I - Conventional Redemption (§§ 3901 — 3915) › § 3915 - When sale on reversion constitutes loan guaranteed by mortgage
In any of the following cases, sales of real estate on reversion shall be presumed to constitute a contract of loan for the amount of the price, with a mortgage on the property sold, as security: First: When the buyer fails to enter into material possession of the thing sold. Second: When the vendor pays to the buyer interest on the selling price, though such interest may be called rental or otherwise. Third: When a grossly inadequate sum appears in the contract, as the price of alienation. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1410.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-ii/3921/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925)›§ 3921 - Legal redemption defined
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925) › § 3921 - Legal redemption defined
Legal redemption is the right to be subrogated, with the same conditions stipulated in the contract, in the place of the person who acquires a thing by purchase or in payment of a debt. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1411.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-ii/3922/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925)›§ 3922 - Redemption by co-owner of thing held in common
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925) › § 3922 - Redemption by co-owner of thing held in common
A co-owner of a thing held in common may exercise the redemption in case the shares of all the other co-owners, or of any of them, are sold to a third party. When two (2) or more co-owners wish to exercise the redemption, they shall only do so pro rata with regard to the share they have in the thing owned in common. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1412.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-ii/3923/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925)›§ 3923 - Owners of adjacent lands
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925) › § 3923 - Owners of adjacent lands
The owners of the adjacent lands shall also have the right of redemption when the sale of a rural estate is involved the area of which does not exceed one hectare. The right referred to in the preceding paragraph is not applicable to adjacent lands which are divided by brooks, drains, ravines, roads, and other apparent easements for the benefit of other estates. If two (2) or more adjacent owners should make use of the redemption at the same time, the one who is owner of the adjacent land of lesser area shall be preferred; and, should both be equal in area, the person who first requested it. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1413.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-ii/3924/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925)›§ 3924 - Time for exercise of right; redemption of co-owners excludes adjacent owners
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925) › § 3924 - Time for exercise of right; redemption of co-owners excludes adjacent owners
The right of legal redemption cannot be exercised except within nine (9) days, counted from the entry in the registry, and in the absence thereof from the time the redeemer may have had knowledge of the sale. The redemption of co-owners excludes that of adjacent owners. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1414.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-289/subchapter-ii/3925/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925)›Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925)›§ 3925 - Application of other provisions; redemption sought by joint owners
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 289 - Rescission of Sale (§§ 3891 — 3925) › Subchapter II - Legal Redemption (§§ 3921 — 3925) › § 3925 - Application of other provisions; redemption sought by joint owners
In legal redemption the provisions of §§ 3905 and 3912 of this title shall be observed. If the redemption is sought by joint owners, the redeemer shall also commit himself not to sell his share of ownership for four (4) years. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1415; May 27, 1980, No. 71, p. 175, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3941/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3941 - Effect of assignment of credits, etc., against third person
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3941 - Effect of assignment of credits, etc., against third person
The assignment of a credit, right, or action shall produce no effect against a third person but from the time the date is considered fixed, in accordance with §§ 3273 and 3282 of this title. If said assignment involves real property, from the date of its entry in the registry. —Civil Code, 1930, § 1416. History
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3942/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3942 - Payment by debtor before knowledge of assignment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3942 - Payment by debtor before knowledge of assignment
A debtor who, before having knowledge of the assignment, should pay the creditor shall be released from the obligation. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1417.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3942a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3942a - Assignment not to prejudice rights
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3942a - Assignment not to prejudice rights
In the case of an assignment of a matter in dispute, the action by the assignee is without prejudice to any set-off or other right existing at the time of notice of the assignment, or before, but this is not applicable to the cession of a negotiable instrument transferred in good faith and for value received before maturity. History —Civil Code, 1930, added as § 1417A on May 12, 1980, No. 39, p. 101, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3943/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3943 - Assignment of credit includes accessory rights
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3943 - Assignment of credit includes accessory rights
The sale or assignment of a credit includes that of all the accessory rights, such as the security, mortgage, pledge, or privilege. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1418.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3944/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3944 - Liability of vendor of credit
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3944 - Liability of vendor of credit
A vendor in good faith shall be liable for the existence and legitimacy of the credit at the time of the sale unless it should have been sold as doubtful, but he shall not be liable for the solvency of the debtor unless it has been expressly stipulated, or if the involvency should be prior and public. Even in these cases he shall only be liable for the price received and for the expenses mentioned in subsection (1) of § 3912 of this title. The vendor in bad faith shall always be liable for the payment of all the expenses, and for the losses and damages. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1419.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3945/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3945 - Liability of vendor of credit—Duration of liability for solvency of debtor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3945 - Liability of vendor of credit—Duration of liability for solvency of debtor
If the assignor in good faith should have made himself liable for the solvency of the debtor, and the contracting parties should not have stipulated anything with regard to the duration of the liability, it shall last one (1) year only, to be counted from the assignment of the credit if the period had already matured. If the credit should be payable within a term or period which has not yet expired, the liability shall cease one (1) year after its maturity. Should the credit consist of a perpetual income, the liability shall be extinguished after ten (10) years, counted from the date of the assignment. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1420.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3946/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3946 - Proof of heirship in sale of inheritance
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3946 - Proof of heirship in sale of inheritance
A person who should sell an inheritance without enumerating the things of which it is composed shall only be obliged to prove that he is an heir. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1421.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3947/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3947 - Sale of rights, etc., as a whole
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3947 - Sale of rights, etc., as a whole
A person who sells for a total or lump sum certain rights, incomes, or products, as a whole, shall perform by answering for the legitimacy of the whole in general, but he shall not be obliged to warrant each of the parts of which it may be composed, unless in the case of eviction of the whole or of the greater part. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1422.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3948/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3948 - Payment for fruits by vendor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3948 - Payment for fruits by vendor
Should the vendor have profited by some of the fruits, or should he have received anything from the inheritance he should sell, he must pay the vendee therefor, should the contrary not have been agreed upon. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1423.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3949/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3949 - Vendee to reimburse vendor for debts and credits
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3949 - Vendee to reimburse vendor for debts and credits
The vendee must, on his part, pay to the vendor all that the latter may have paid for debts or charges on the estate and for the credits he may have against the same, unless there has been an agreement to the contrary. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1424.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3950/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3950 - Right of debtor to extinguish litigated credit
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3950 - Right of debtor to extinguish litigated credit
When a litigated credit is sold, the debtor shall have the right to extinguish the same by reimbursing the assignee for the price the later paid for it, the judicial costs incurred by him, and the interest on the price from the day on which the same was paid. A credit shall be considered as litigated from the day the suit relating to the same has been answered. The debtor may make use of his right within nine (9) days, counted from the day the assignee should demand payment of him. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1425.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-291/3951/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951)›§ 3951 - Right of debtor to extinguish litigated credit—Exceptions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 291 - Transmission of Credits and Other Incorporeal Rights (§§ 3941 — 3951) › § 3951 - Right of debtor to extinguish litigated credit—Exceptions
From the provisions of the foregoing section are excepted the assignments or sales made: (1) To a coheir or co-owner of the right assigned. (2) To a creditor in payment of his credit. (3) To the possessor of an estate, subject to the right in litigation which has been assigned. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1426.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-293/3961/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961)›Chapter 293 - General Provisions (§ 3961)›§ 3961 - Application of mortgage law
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IV - Contracts of Purchase and Sale (§§ 3741 — 3961) › Chapter 293 - General Provisions (§ 3961) › § 3961 - Application of mortgage law
All that is prescribed in this part is understood subject to the provisions of the Mortgage Law with regard to real property. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1427.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-297/3981/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›§ 3981 - Exchange defined
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › § 3981 - Exchange defined
Exchange is a contract by which each of the contracting parties binds himself to give a thing in order to receive another. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1428.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-297/3982/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›§ 3982 - Right of party proving thing not property of person giving it
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › § 3982 - Right of party proving thing not property of person giving it
If one of the contracting parties should have received the thing promised to him in exchange, and should prove that it did not belong to the person who gave it, he cannot be forced to deliver the one he offered in exchange, and he shall perform by returning the one he received. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1429.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-297/3983/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›§ 3983 - Loss by eviction of thing received in exchange
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › § 3983 - Loss by eviction of thing received in exchange
A person who loses by eviction the thing received in exchange may choose between recovering the one which he gave in exchange or demanding an indemnity for losses and damages; but he can only make use of the right to recover the thing which he delivered while said thing remains in the possession of the other party, and, without prejudice to the rights acquired thereto, in good faith in the meantime, by a third person. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1430.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984)›§ 3984 - Other provisions governing exchange
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART V - Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › Chapter 297 - Contracts of Exchange (§§ 3981 — 3984) › § 3984 - Other provisions governing exchange
Exchange shall be governed by the provisions relating to sales in all that is not specially fixed in §§ 3981-3984 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1431.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014)›§ 4011 - Subjects of lease
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014) › § 4011 - Subjects of lease
A lease may be of things, works, or services. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1432.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014)›§ 4012 - Lease of things
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014) › § 4012 - Lease of things
In a lease of things, one of the parties thereto binds himself to give to the other the enjoyment or use of a thing for a specified time and a fixed price. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1433.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014)›§ 4013 - Lease of works or services
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014) › § 4013 - Lease of works or services
In a lease of works or services, one of the parties binds himself to execute a work or to render a service to the other for a specified price. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1434.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014)›§ 4014 - Perishable things not object of lease
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 301 - General Provisions (§§ 4011 — 4014) › § 4014 - Perishable things not object of lease
Perishable things, which are consumed by use, cannot be the object of this contract. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1435.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4031 - Lessor and lessee defined
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4031 - Lessor and lessee defined
A person who binds himself to grant the use of a thing, to execute a work, or to render a service is a lessor; and a person who acquires the use of the thing or a right to the work or service, for which he binds himself to pay, is a lessee. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1436.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4032 - Lack of evidence of price agreed upon
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4032 - Lack of evidence of price agreed upon
When the performance of a contract of verbal lease has begun and the evidence of the price agreed upon is lacking, the lessee shall return to the lessor the thing leased, paying him the price which, for the time he has enjoyed such thing, may be adjusted. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1437.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4033 - Duration of lease by father, guardian, or administrator
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4033 - Duration of lease by father, guardian, or administrator
The father and guardian as regards the property of the minor son, and the administrator of property not having a special power, cannot give in lease the property for a period exceeding six (6) years. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1438.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4034 - Unrecorded lease of real property not effective as to third persons
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4034 - Unrecorded lease of real property not effective as to third persons
With regard to third persons, leases of real property, which are not duly recorded in the registry of property, shall be of no effect. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1439.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4035 - Right of lessee to sublet
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4035 - Right of lessee to sublet
Should it not be expressly forbidden in the contract of lease of things, the lessee may sublet the whole or a part of the things leased without prejudice to his liability for the fulfillment of the contract executed with the lessor. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1440.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4036 - Obligations of subtenant — Use and preservation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4036 - Obligations of subtenant — Use and preservation
A subtenant, without prejudice to his obligation with regard to the sublessor, shall remain bound to the lessor for all the acts which refer to the use and preservation of the thing leased, in the manner agreed upon between the lessor and the lessee. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1441.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4037 - Obligations of subtenant—Payment of price of sublease
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4037 - Obligations of subtenant—Payment of price of sublease
The subtenant shall also be bound with regard to the lessor for the amount of the price agreed upon in the sublease, which is due at the time of the summons, considering the payments made in advance as not made, unless he has paid them according to custom. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1442.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038)›§ 4038 - Warranty; reduction upon return of price
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 4031 — 4038) › § 4038 - Warranty; reduction upon return of price
The provisions relating to warranty, contained in the part of purchase and sale, are applicable to lease contracts. In the cases in which the return of the price is proper, a reduction in the price shall be made proportional to the time for which the lessee may have enjoyed the thing. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1443.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4051 - Obligations of lessor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4051 - Obligations of lessor
The lessor is obliged: (1) To deliver to the lessee the thing which is the object of the contract. (2) To make theron, during the lease, all the necessary repairs in order to preserve it in condition to serve for the purpose to which it was destined. (3) To maintain the lessee in the peaceful enjoyment of the lease during all the time of the contract. (4) To sign and deliver to the lessee a receipt for each payment made by the latter. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1444; May 12, 1942, No. 220, p. 1176, eff. 90 days after May 12, 1942.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4052 - Obligations of lessee
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4052 - Obligations of lessee
The lessee is obliged: (1) To pay the price of the lease in the manner agreed upon. (2) To use the thing leased as a diligent father of a family would, applying the same to the use agreed upon; and, in the absence of an agreement, to the use which may be inferred from the nature of the thing leased according to the custom of the land. (3) To pay the expenses arising from the instrument constituting the contract. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1445.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4053 - Rescission of contract; indemnity
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4053 - Rescission of contract; indemnity
If the lessor or lessee should not comply with the obligations mentioned in §§ 4051 and 4052 of this title, they may request the rescission of the contract and indemnity for losses and damages, or only the latter, leaving the contract in force. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1446.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4054 - Change of form of thing leased
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4054 - Change of form of thing leased
The lessor cannot change the form of the thing leased. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1447.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4055 - Urgent repairs
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4055 - Urgent repairs
If, during the lease, it is necessary to make any urgent repairs in the thing leased which cannot be postponed until the expiration thereof, the lessee shall be obliged to permit the work, even though it be very annoying to him, and even if during such repairs he may be deprived of a part of the estate. If the repairs should last more than forty (40) days, the price of the lease shall be reduced in proportion to the time and to the part of the estate of which the lessee is deprived. If the work should be of such nature that the part which the lessee and his family require for a dwelling becomes uninhabitable, he may rescind the contract. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1448.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4056 - Notice by lessee of usurpation, injurious alterations, and necessity for repairs
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4056 - Notice by lessee of usurpation, injurious alterations, and necessity for repairs
The lessee is obliged to give notice to the owner with the least possible delay of any usurpation or injurious alterations which any other person may have made or openly is preparing to make to the thing leased. He is also obliged to give notice with the same urgency to the owner of the necessity of all the repairs included in subsection (2) of § 4051 of this title. In either case the lessee shall be liable for the losses and damages which, by reason of his negligence, may be caused to the owner. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1449.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4057 - Trespass by third persons
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4057 - Trespass by third persons
The lessor shall not be obliged to answer for the mere fact of a trespass made by a third person in the use of the estate leased but the lessee shall have a direct action against the trespasser. The fact of trespass does not exist if the third person, whether it be the administration or a private person, has acted by virtue of a right belonging to him. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1450.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4058 - Return of estate at expiration of lease
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4058 - Return of estate at expiration of lease
The lessee must return the estate at the expiration of the lease in the same condition in which he received it, except what may have been destroyed or impaired by time or by unavoidable reasons. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1451.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4059 - Presumption of condition at time of lease
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4059 - Presumption of condition at time of lease
If, at the time of the lease of the estate, the condition of the same was not mentioned, the law presumes that the lessee received it in good condition unless there be proof to the contrary. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1452.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4060 - Liability of lessee for deterioration or loss
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4060 - Liability of lessee for deterioration or loss
The lessee is liable for the deterioration or loss suffered by the thing leased, unless he proves that it took place without his fault. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1453.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4061 - Impairment caused by members of lessee’s household
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4061 - Impairment caused by members of lessee’s household
A lessee is liable for the impairment caused by the members of his household. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1454.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4062 - Expiration of lease made for specified time
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4062 - Expiration of lease made for specified time
If the lease has been made for a specified time, it expires on the day previously fixed, without the necessity of any notice. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1455.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4063 - When new lease implied
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4063 - When new lease implied
If, on the expiration of the contract, the lessee continues enjoying the thing leased for fifteen (15) days with the acquiescence of the lessor, it shall be understood that there is an implied new lease for the time mentioned in sections 4083 and 4092 of this title unless a notice has previously been given. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1456.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4064 - Obligations contracted by third persons in case of implied renewal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4064 - Obligations contracted by third persons in case of implied renewal
In the case of an implied renewal the obligations contracted by a third person for the security of the principal contract shall cease with regard thereto. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1457.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4065 - Loss of thing leased; noncompliance with stipulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4065 - Loss of thing leased; noncompliance with stipulations
If the thing leased is lost or any of the contracting parties do not comply with what has been stipulated, the provisions of §§ 3191, 3192, 3018, and 3052 of this title shall be respectively observed. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1458.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4066 - Causes for dispossession of lessee by lessor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4066 - Causes for dispossession of lessee by lessor
The lessor may judicially dispossess the lessee for any of the following causes: (1) Upon the expiration of the conventional period or the one fixed for the duration of leases in §§ 4083 and 4092 of this title. (2) Default in payment of the price agreed upon. (3) Infraction of any of the conditions stipulated in the contract. (4) When the lessee employs the thing leased in uses or services not stipulated and which cause the same to be impaired, or when he does not comply, with regard to its use, with the provisions of subsection (2) of § 4052 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1459.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4067 - Periods to which lessee entitled
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4067 - Periods to which lessee entitled
With the exception of the cases mentioned in the preceding section, the lessee shall have the right to make use of the periods fixed in §§ 4083 and 4092 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1460.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4068 - Termination of lease by purchaser
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4068 - Termination of lease by purchaser
The purchaser of a leased estate has a right to terminate the lease in force at the time of making the sale, unless the contrary is stipulated, and the provisions of the Mortgage Law, Title 30, prevent. If the purchaser should make use of this right, the lessee may demand that he be permitted to gather the fruits of the crop corresponding to the current agricultural year and that he be indemnified by the vendor for the losses and damages he may have suffered. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1461.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4069 - Rights and obligations of lessor and lessee—Purchase with agreement of redemption
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4069 - Rights and obligations of lessor and lessee—Purchase with agreement of redemption
A purchaser with an agreement of redemption cannot use the right of dispossessing the lessee until the term for the use of the right of redemption has expired. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1462.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4070 - Rights of lessee as to useful and voluntary improvements
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4070 - Rights of lessee as to useful and voluntary improvements
A lessee shall have, with regard to the useful and voluntary improvements, the same rights which are granted a usufructuary. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1463.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071)›§ 4071 - Place and time of payment of rent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter II - Rights and Obligations of Lessor and Lessee (§§ 4051 — 4071) › § 4071 - Place and time of payment of rent
Should there be no stipulation with regard to the place and time of the payment of rent, the provisions of § 3175 of this title shall govern as to place, and the customs of the land as to time. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1464.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085)›§ 4081 - Reduction of rent—Sterility of land; loss of fruits through fortuitous events
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085) › § 4081 - Reduction of rent—Sterility of land; loss of fruits through fortuitous events
A lessee shall not have the right to a reduction of the rent on account of the sterility of the land leased or on account of the loss of the fruits through ordinary fortuitous events, but he shall have said right in case of loss of more than half of the fruits through extraordinary and unforeseen fortuitous events unless there is a special agreement to the contrary. By extraordinary fortuitous events shall be understood fire, war, pestilence, extraordinary inundations, locusts, earthquakes, or any other equally unfrequent events, and which the contracting parties could not have reasonably foreseen. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1465.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085)›§ 4082 - Reduction of rent—Loss of fruits after separation from roots or trunks
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085) › § 4082 - Reduction of rent—Loss of fruits after separation from roots or trunks
Neither shall a lessee have a right to a reduction of the rent, when the fruits have been lost, after having been separated from their roots or trunks. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1466.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085)›§ 4083 - Term of lease of rural estate when duration not fixed; arable lands
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085) › § 4083 - Term of lease of rural estate when duration not fixed; arable lands
The lease of a rural estate, when its duration is not fixed, shall be understood as executed for the full time required for the gathering of the fruits which the whole estate leased might produce in one (1) year, or all it could produce at one time, even though two (2) or more years may be necessary to obtain them. That of arable lands, divided into two (2) or more crops, shall be considered as executed for as many years as there are crops. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1467.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085)›§ 4084 - Rights of incoming and outgoing lessees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085) › § 4084 - Rights of incoming and outgoing lessees
The outgoing lessee must permit the incoming one the use of the place and of all other necessary means for the preparatory labor for the following year, and, mutually, the latter is obliged to permit the outgoing one all that may be necessary for the gathering and enjoyment of the fruits, all in accordance with the customs of the place. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1468.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085)›§ 4085 - Leases for partnerships of arable land, breeding cattle, etc
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter III - Special Provisions for Leases of Rural Property (§§ 4081 — 4085) › § 4085 - Leases for partnerships of arable land, breeding cattle, etc
Leases for partnerships of arable lands, breeding cattle, and for industrial or manufacturing establishments shall be governed by the provisions relating to articles of copartnership and by the agreements of the contracting parties, and, in their absence, by the customs of the country. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1469.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter IV - Special Provisions for Lease of Town Property (§§ 4091 — 4093)›§ 4091 - Repairs of town property
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter IV - Special Provisions for Lease of Town Property (§§ 4091 — 4093) › § 4091 - Repairs of town property
In the absence of a special agreement for the repairs of town property, which should be borne by the owner, the customs of the place shall be observed. In case of doubt, they shall be understood as for the account of the owner. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1470.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter IV - Special Provisions for Lease of Town Property (§§ 4091 — 4093)›§ 4092 - Duration of lease if term not fixed
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter IV - Special Provisions for Lease of Town Property (§§ 4091 — 4093) › § 4092 - Duration of lease if term not fixed
Should a term not have been fixed for the lease, it is understood for years, when an annual rent has been fixed, for months, when the rent is monthly, and for days, when it is daily. In every case the lease ceases without the necessity of a special notice upon the expiration of the term. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1471.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093)›Subchapter IV - Special Provisions for Lease of Town Property (§§ 4091 — 4093)›§ 4093 - Lease of furniture
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 303 - Leases of Rural and Town Property (§§ 4031 — 4093) › Subchapter IV - Special Provisions for Lease of Town Property (§§ 4091 — 4093) › § 4093 - Lease of furniture
If the lessor of a house, or of a part thereof, destined for a dwelling for a family, or of a store or warehouse or industrial establishment, leases the furniture also, the lease of the latter shall be understood as executed for a time equal to that of the house leased. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1472.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115)›§ 4111 - Period of contract for services; remuneration
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115) › § 4111 - Period of contract for services; remuneration
The services of servants and laborers may be contracted for a fixed period of time, or without a fixed period. A hiring for life shall be void. Professional services, as regards the remuneration therefor, shall be subject to the agreement of the parties; and where there is no agreement as to remuneration, and a disagreement should arise respecting the same, the party entitled to such remuneration may sue and recover from the adverse party the reasonable value of such services in any court of competent jurisdiction. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1473.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115)›§ 4112 - Domestic servant leaving or dismissed before expiration of term
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115) › § 4112 - Domestic servant leaving or dismissed before expiration of term
A person employed for domestic service, whether for the personal service of the head of the family or for the general service of the household, whose service contract is for a specified time, may leave such service or be dismissed before the expiration of the term of the contract; but if the employer dismisses the employee subject to these conditions without just cause, he shall indemnify said employee by paying him the wages due and those for fifteen (15) additional days. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1474.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115)›§ 4113 - Special laws and regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115) › § 4113 - Special laws and regulations
In addition to the provisions of the foregoing sections in regard to contracts between employers and employees for domestic service, the provisions of special laws and regulations shall be observed. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1475.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115)›§ 4114 - Field hands, mechanics, artisans, and other laborers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115) › § 4114 - Field hands, mechanics, artisans, and other laborers
Field hands, mechanics, artisans and other laborers hired for a certain time or for a certain work cannot leave nor be dismissed without just cause before the contract is completed. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1476.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115)›§ 4115 - Field hands, mechanics, artisans, and other laborers—Dispossession of tools and buildings
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter I - Professional Services, and Services of Paid Servants and Laborers (§§ 4111 — 4115) › § 4115 - Field hands, mechanics, artisans, and other laborers—Dispossession of tools and buildings
The dismissal of field hands, mechanics, artisans and other hired laborers to which §§ 4111-4114 of this title refer, gives the right to dispossess them of all tools and buildings which they may occupy under the contract. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1477.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4121 - Contract for work and materials
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4121 - Contract for work and materials
The execution of a work may be contracted for by agreeing that the person who is to execute the same shall give his labor or industry only, or that he furnish the materials also. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1480.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4122 - Destruction of work before delivery
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4122 - Destruction of work before delivery
If the person who contracted for the work bound himself to furnish the materials, he shall suffer the loss in case of the destruction of the work before it is delivered, unless there has been delay in receiving it. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1481.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4123 - Field hands, mechanics, artisans, and other laborers—When contractor cannot demand payment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4123 - Field hands, mechanics, artisans, and other laborers—When contractor cannot demand payment
A person who has bound himself to give his labor or industry only cannot demand any payment if the work is destroyed before it is delivered, unless there should have been delay in receiving the same, or if the destruction should have been due to the bad quality of the materials, provided that he may have given due notice of this circumstance to the owner. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1482.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4124 - Liability of contractor and architect for collapse of building
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4124 - Liability of contractor and architect for collapse of building
The contractor of a building which may have been destroyed by reason of defects in the construction shall be liable for the losses and damages if said building should collapse within ten (10) years, to be counted from the completion of the construction; and during the same time the same liability shall be incurred by the architect who may have directed the work if the collapse is due to defects in the ground or in the direction. If the cause should be the noncompliance of the contractor with the conditions of the contract, the action for indemnity may be brought within fifteen (15) years. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1483.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4125 - Work by piece or measure
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4125 - Work by piece or measure
A person who binds himself to do a work by piece or by measure may demand of the owner that he receive it in instalments, and that he pay therefor in proportion. The part paid for shall be presumed as approved and received. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1484.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4126 - Increase in price of construction
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4126 - Increase in price of construction
An architect or contractor who, for a lump sum, takes charge of the construction of a building, or of any other work, in view of a plan agreed upon with the owner of the ground, cannot demand an increase in the price, even if that of the materials or wages has increased, but he may do so when any change increasing the work should be made in the plans, provided the owner has given his authorization. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1485.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4127 - Discontinuance of work by owner
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4127 - Discontinuance of work by owner
The owner may desist, by his own will, from the construction of the work, even when it has been begun, indemnifying the contractor for all the expenses, labor, and profits which he may have obtained from the same. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1486.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4128 - Death of contractor; inability to finish work for other causes
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4128 - Death of contractor; inability to finish work for other causes
When a certain work has been entrusted to a person by reason of his personal qualifications, the contract is rescinded by the death of said person. In such case, the owner must pay to the heirs of the constructor, in proportion to the price agreed upon, the value of the part of the work executed, and that of the prepared materials, provided he may obtain any benefit from such materials. The same shall be understood if the person who contracted for the work cannot finish it by reason of any cause independent of his will. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1487.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4129 - Liability of contractor for work of employees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4129 - Liability of contractor for work of employees
A contractor is responsible for the work done by the persons he employs thereon. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1488.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4130 - Action against owner by persons furnishing labor and materials for work by contractor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4130 - Action against owner by persons furnishing labor and materials for work by contractor
Those who furnish their labor and materials in a work agreed upon for a lump sum by a contractor have no action against the owner, except for the amount the latter may owe the former when the action is brought. —Civil Code, 1930, § 1489. History
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4131 - Approval of work
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4131 - Approval of work
When it should be agreed that the work is to be done to the satisfaction of the owner, in the absence of his acceptance the approval is understood as reserved for the proper expert judgment. If the person who has to approve the work is a third person, his decision shall be final. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1490.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4132 - Payment upon delivery
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4132 - Payment upon delivery
Should there be no agreement or custom to the contrary, the price for the work must be paid upon delivery. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1491.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133)›§ 4133 - Retention of work as pledge for payment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter II - Works at Price Agreed Upon or for Lump Sum (§§ 4121 — 4133) › § 4133 - Retention of work as pledge for payment
A person who has executed a work on personal property has the right to retain the same as a pledge until he is paid therefor. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1492.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter III - Transportation by Land and Water of Persons and Things (§§ 4141 — 4143)›§ 4141 - Obligations of carriers of goods as to care and preservation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter III - Transportation by Land and Water of Persons and Things (§§ 4141 — 4143) › § 4141 - Obligations of carriers of goods as to care and preservation
Carriers of goods by land or by water shall be subject with regard to the keeping and preservation of the things entrusted to them, to the same obligations as determined for innkeepers by §§ 4693 and 4694 of this title. The provisions of this section shall be understood without prejudice to what is prescribed by §§ 1001 et seq. of Title 10 with regard to transportation by sea and land. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1493.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter III - Transportation by Land and Water of Persons and Things (§§ 4141 — 4143)›§ 4142 - Liability for loss or damage
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter III - Transportation by Land and Water of Persons and Things (§§ 4141 — 4143) › § 4142 - Liability for loss or damage
Carriers are also liable for the loss of and damage to the things which they receive, unless they prove that the loss or damage arose from a fortuitous event or force majeure. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1494.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143)›Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143)›Subchapter III - Transportation by Land and Water of Persons and Things (§§ 4141 — 4143)›§ 4143 - Special laws and regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VI - Contracts of Lease (§§ 4011 — 4143) › Chapter 305 - Hiring of Work and Services (§§ 4111 — 4143) › Subchapter III - Transportation by Land and Water of Persons and Things (§§ 4141 — 4143) › § 4143 - Special laws and regulations
The provisions of these sections are understood without prejudice to the provisions of special laws and regulations. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1495.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4171 - Annuity defined
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4171 - Annuity defined
An annuity (censo) is constituted when any real property is subjected to the payment of a pension or annual income in compensation for a capital which is received in cash, or for the full or partial ownership of the property which is conveyed. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1496.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4172 - Emphyteutic annuity
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4172 - Emphyteutic annuity
An annuity is called emphyteutic (censo enfiteutico) when a person transfers to another the beneficial ownership of an estate reserving to himself the legal ownership and a right to receive from the emphyteuticary an annual income in recognition of such ownership. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1497.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4173 - Transferable or consignative
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4173 - Transferable or consignative
An annuity is transferable or consignative (censo consignativo) when the owner of land imposes upon an estate belonging to him the charge of an income or pension which he binds himself to pay to the lender for a sum in cash which he has received from the latter. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1498.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4174 - Reservative or set apart
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4174 - Reservative or set apart
An annuity is reservative or set apart (censo reservativo) when a person transfers to another the full ownership of an estate, reserving to himself the right to receive from said estate an annual pension which is to be paid by the owner of the land. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1499.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4175 - Term of annuity; redemption
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4175 - Term of annuity; redemption
The nature of the annuity requires that the transfer of the principal or of the estate should be perpetual or for an unlimited time; however, the person paying the annuity may redeem it at his will, even though the contrary should be stipulated, this provision being applicable to annuities actually existing. It may, however, be stipulated that the redemption of the annuity cannot be made during the life of the annuitant or of a specified person, or that it may not be redeemed within a certain number of years, which cannot exceed twenty (20) in consignative annuities, nor sixty (60) years in reservative and in emphyteutic annuities. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1500.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4176 - Notice of redemption
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4176 - Notice of redemption
In order to carry out the redemption, the person paying the annuity must give notice thereof one year in advance to the annuitant or must pay to him, in advance, the amount of one year’s income. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1501.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4177 - Partial redemption; against will of annuitant
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4177 - Partial redemption; against will of annuitant
Annuities cannot be partially redeemed except by virtue of an express agreement. Neither can they be redeemed against the will of the annuitant unless the payment of all the income due has been made. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1502.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4178 - Redemption of annuities constituted before promulgation of civil code of 1889
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4178 - Redemption of annuities constituted before promulgation of civil code of 1889
For the redemption of annuities constituted before the promulgation of the Civil Code of 1889, should the principal be unknown, it shall be regulated by the principal which may result by computing the income at three (3) percent. If the income is paid in fruits, they shall be appraised, for the determination of the capital, at the average price they may have had during the last five (5) years. The provisions of this section shall not apply to surface rights nor to any other similar encumbrances, which shall be governed in the manner provided for in § 4251 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1503.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4179 - Expenses of redemption
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4179 - Expenses of redemption
The expenses arising from the redemption and liberation from annuities shall be borne by the person paying the same except those arising from unjustifiable opposition, in the judgment of the courts. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1504.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4180 - Determination of income or pension of annuities
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4180 - Determination of income or pension of annuities
The income or pension of annuities shall be determined by the parties upon the execution of the contract. It may consist of money or fruits. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1505.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4181 - When pensions payable
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4181 - When pensions payable
The pensions shall be paid at the periods agreed upon and, in the absence of an agreement, if they consist of money, by the years elapsed, counted from the date of the contract; and if of fruits, at the end of the respective crops. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1506.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4182 - Place of payment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4182 - Place of payment
If the place at which the income is to be paid should not have been designated in the contract, this obligation shall be complied with at the place in which the estate is charged with the annuity is located, provided the annuitant or his attorney have their domicile in the municipal district of the same town. Should this not be the case, but should the person paying the annuity reside there, the payment shall be made at the domicile of the latter. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1507.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4183 - Annuitant can require memorandum of payment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4183 - Annuitant can require memorandum of payment
The annuitant, at the time of the delivery of the receipt of any income, can oblige the person paying the annuity to give him a memorandum in which it may appear that the payment has been made. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1508.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART VII - Annuities (Censos)›Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194)›§ 4184 - Conveyance of estates charged with annuities and right to receive income
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART VII - Annuities (Censos) › Chapter 309 - General Provisions (§§ 4171 — 4194) › § 4184 - Conveyance of estates charged with annuities and right to receive income
Estates charged with annuities may be conveyed under onerous or lucrative title, as may also the right to receive the income. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1509.