Text of the provision
Art. 1683. The outgoing lessee shall allow the incoming lessee or the lessor the use of the premises and other means necessary for the preparatory labor for the following year; and, reciprocally, the incoming lessee or the lessor is under obligation to permit the outgoing lessee to do whatever may be necessary for the gathering or harvesting and utilization of the fruits, all in accordance with the custom of the place.
(1578a)
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 outgoing lessee must allow the incoming one preparatory use for the next year, and reciprocally the incoming lessee/lessor must let the outgoing lessee harvest and use the fruits, per local custom.
Questions about this provision
- Can an incoming farm tenant start preparatory work on the land before the outgoing tenant finishes harvesting?
- Must an outgoing farm tenant let the incoming tenant prepare the land while he finishes his harvest?
Related provisions
- Article 1682 — Term of an Unfixed Rural Lease.
- Article 1684 — Land Tenancy on Shares.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.