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person use or take the profits of the thing, the letter may rescind the contract.

If the hirer rightfully sublets the thing hired, the sub-hirer is directly responsible to the original letter. In such case a payment of the rent made in advance cannot be set up against the original letter.

This does not prevent the original letter from exercising his right against the original hirer.

The rent is to be paid, as to movables, buildings and residential land at the end of each month, as to other land at the end of each year; for things, however, for which there is a certain time for the yielding of their fruits, it must be paid immediately after such time.

If the thing hired needs to be repaired, or if another person asserts a right to it, the hirer must at once give notice thereof to the letter, unless the latter already has knowledge thereof.

The provisions of Arts. 594, 1, 597, 1 and 598 apply correspondingly to the hiring of things.

If the parties have not fixed a period of duration for