Practice question
An ordinary equipment lease draft says partial fortuitous destruction can never justify either rent reduction or rescission. Which correction follows Article 1655?
- Require full rent forever in every partial-loss case.
- Declare the equipment automatically sold.
- Let a stranger choose the lessee’s remedy.
- Recognize the lessee’s stated choice between proportional reduction and rescission.
- Delete all reference to the actual loss.
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 1654-1663 and 1878, specific provision identified: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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