Text of the provision
Art. 1657. The lessee is obliged:
(1) To pay the price of the lease according to the terms stipulated;
(2) To use the thing leased as a diligent father of a family, devoting it to the use stipulated; and in the absence of stipulation, to that which may be inferred from the nature of the thing leased, according to the custom of the place;
(3) To pay expenses for the deed of lease.
(1555)
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
The lessee must pay the rent as stipulated, use the thing as a diligent father of a family for the agreed (or inferable) purpose, and pay the expenses of the lease deed.
Related provisions
- Article 1656 — Lessor of a Business May Continue the Same Trade.
- Article 1658 — Suspension of Rent.
Cases citing this article
- Efren S. Quesada, et al. vs. Bonanza Restaurants, Inc, G.R. No. 207500, November 14, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Victoria N. Racelis vs. Spouses Germil Javier and Rebecca Javier, G.R. No. 189609, January 29, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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