Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title VIII: Lease

Article 1657

Chapter 2: Lease of Rural and Urban Lands · Sec. 1: General Provisions

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

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)

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.