# La. Civ. Code art. 635: Degree of care; duty to restore the property

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Ccivil-code_A635

## Section

- **Citation:** La. Civ. Code art. 635
- **Heading:** Degree of care; duty to restore the property
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code civil-code / Article 635

## Text

A person having the right of habitation is bound to use the property as a prudent administrator and at the expiration of his right to deliver it to the owner in the condition in which he received it, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.

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