Text of the provision
Art. 1650. When in the contract of lease of things there is no express prohibition, the lessee may sublet the thing leased, in whole or in part, without prejudice to his responsibility for the performance of the contract toward the lessor.
(1550)
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Where the lease does not expressly prohibit it, the lessee may sublet the thing in whole or in part — while remaining responsible to the lessor for the contract.
Related provisions
- Article 1649 — Assignment of the Lease.
- Article 1651 — Sublessee's Liability to the Lessor.
Cases citing this article
- Analita P. Inocencion, substituting for Ramon Inocencion (deceased) vs. Hospicio de San Jose, G.R. No. 201787, September 25, 2013 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Murli Sadhwani, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 128119, October 17, 1997 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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