Cap. 604 Art. 13Rent.

(1) The rent shall be freely stipulated between the parties.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed, the payment of the rent shall be deemed to have been calculated for one (1) month. In no case may the lessor require the advance payment of more than one (1) month’s rent, unless it is otherwise agreed by the parties:

Provided that this shall be without prejudice to the lessor’s right to request an amount by way of security, for the performance of the lessee’s obligations.

(3) The lessor shall be obliged to deliver to the lessee a receipt of the payment, unless it has been agreed that payment is made through procedures that are capable of proving the effective fulfilment of the obligation.