1546. The lease or hire of a house or part of a house, when no time is specified for its duration, is held to be annual, terminating on the first day of May of each year, when the rent is at a rate for a year;
For a month, when at a rate for a month;
For a day, when at a rate for a day.
If the rate of the rent for a certain time be not shown, the duration of the lease is regulated by usage. (Amended by Act 34 of 1956)
1547. The lease of movables for furnishing a house or apartments, when no time is indicated for its duration, is governed by the rules contained in the last preceding article, and when these do not apply, is deemed to be made for the usual duration of leases of houses or apartments, according to usage.
1548. The cleansing of wells and of privies is at the charge of the lessor, if there be no stipulation to the contrary.
1549. The rules contained in this Chapter, relating to houses, extend also to warehouses, shops, and manufactories, and to all immovable property other than farms and rural estates, in so far as they can be made to apply.