Cap. 16 Art. 1531ARequisites in writing of a contract of lease.

(1) With regard to the letting of an urban property, a residence and a commercial tenement made after the 1st January,

2010, the contract of lease shall be made in writing and shall stipulate:

(a) the property to be leased;

(b) the agreed use of the property let;

(c) the period for which that property will be let;

(d) whether such lease may be extended and in what manner;

(e) and also the amount of rent to be paid and the manner in which such payment is to be made.

(2) In the absence of one or more of these essential requirements, the contract shall be null.

(3) The lease of an urban property, a residence and a commercial tenement made after the 1st January, 2010 shall be regulated exclusively by the contract of lease and by the articles of this Code:

Provided that private residential leases shall be regulated by the Private Residential Leases Act