Cap. 16 Art. 1622Rightofpreference applicable to sub- lease.

(1) The right of preference referred to in article 1591, shall also apply in the case of the sub-letting of a thing held in common by several lessees.

(2) The right of preference granted under paragraph (a) of article 1594 is also competent to the sub-lessee in respect of the new sub-lease of the premises; but the right of preference granted under paragraph (b) of the said article is competent to the sub-lessee only in cases where the lower part of the building is sub-let by the person who had sub-let the upper part to the said sub-lessee.

(3) The provisions of articles 1596 to 1610, inclusively, shall apply in all the cases referred to in this article.