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Code Henry

The first comprehensive legal code of the Kingdom of Haiti, promulgated by King Henry Christophe on February 20, 1812 — a sovereign act of juridical self-determination just eight years after the world's only successful slave revolution produced an independent nation. This digital edition presents the complete Code in 3,004 articles spanning 8 laws and 67 titres — from the Loi Civile's 1,535 articles on personhood, marriage, property, and succession, to the Loi sur la Procédure Criminelle's 421 articles on investigation, confrontation, and royal clemency. Every article has been hand-extracted from 19th-century OCR, corrected, translated into English, and annotated with plain-language life lessons and scholarly notes. Browse in French, English, or Kreyòl Ayisyen. 3,004 articles · 8 laws · 3 languages · 213 years restored

3,004 articles in the Code Henry

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Article 1152 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
The lessee may not claim to enjoy the leased thing after the end of the lease, even though he continued in possession, when notice to...
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The lessee may not claim to enjoy the leased thing after the end of the lease, even though he continued in possession, when notice to quit has been served on him.

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Article 1153 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
The death of the lessor or the lessee does not annul the lease; but the loss of the leased thing rescinds it by operation of...
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The death of the lessor or the lessee does not annul the lease; but the loss of the leased thing rescinds it by operation of law, and the failure to perform the respective obligations of lessor and lessee gives rise to an action for rescission.

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Article 1154 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
The lessor who sells the leased thing owes no compensation or indemnity to the tenant who is expelled by the buyer, unless there is an...
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The lessor who sells the leased thing owes no compensation or indemnity to the tenant who is expelled by the buyer, unless there is an express clause in the lease obligating the lessor, in case of sale, to indemnify the lessee, fixing the amount of the indemnity; absent this stipulation, the tenant shall have no claim against either the lessor or the buyer.

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Article 1155 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
When the leased thing has been sold by the lessor, the tenant may not be expelled by the buyer without having been given notice by...
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When the leased thing has been sold by the lessor, the tenant may not be expelled by the buyer without having been given notice by the buyer in accordance with the advance periods determined by the notice provisions in article 1149.

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Article 1156 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
The indemnities determined by the lease in case of sale, when stipulated in the contract as provided in article 1154, must be paid to the...
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The indemnities determined by the lease in case of sale, when stipulated in the contract as provided in article 1154, must be paid to the tenant by the lessor or by the buyer before the tenant is expelled, unless otherwise agreed.

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Article 1157 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
When the tenant does not provide sufficient security to answer for the rent, or has not furnished the house with sufficient furniture, he may be...
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When the tenant does not provide sufficient security to answer for the rent, or has not furnished the house with sufficient furniture, he may be evicted.

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Article 1158 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
The owner may only claim from the subtenant the amount the subtenant owes for the sublease at the time the seizure is made, and the...
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The owner may only claim from the subtenant the amount the subtenant owes for the sublease at the time the seizure is made, and the subtenant may only assert against the owner payments made under the sublease agreement.

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Article 1159 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
Repairs to chimneys and kitchens, replastering of the lower parts of apartments and other dwellings to a height of three feet; repairs to floor tiles...
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Repairs to chimneys and kitchens, replastering of the lower parts of apartments and other dwellings to a height of three feet; repairs to floor tiles and paving of rooms when only some are broken; boards of partitions or shop closures, hinges, bolts, and locks, all form part of tenant repairs which are at the tenant's charge, unless otherwise agreed in the lease.

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Article 1160 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
When the above-detailed repairs are caused by age or force majeure, they cease to be at the tenant's charge.
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When the above-detailed repairs are caused by age or force majeure, they cease to be at the tenant's charge.

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Article 1161 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
Unless otherwise stipulated, the lessor is responsible for the maintenance of drains and the cleaning of wells.
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Unless otherwise stipulated, the lessor is responsible for the maintenance of drains and the cleaning of wells.

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Article 1162 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
When the duration of a lease has not been fixed in the contract, the rental shall be determined as follows: a whole house is deemed...
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When the duration of a lease has not been fixed in the contract, the rental shall be determined as follows: a whole house is deemed leased for six months; an apartment for three months, and a room for one month.

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Article 1163 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
The owner or lessor who has allowed the tenant holding a lease made in the form prescribed in article 1131 to continue in enjoyment of...
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The owner or lessor who has allowed the tenant holding a lease made in the form prescribed in article 1131 to continue in enjoyment of a house or apartment after the lease's expiration, without any opposition, shall be deemed to have consented to this enjoyment under the same conditions of the lease, which shall nevertheless end as soon as notice is given by the lessor within the period fixed by article 1149.

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Article 1164 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
Unless a clause is stipulated in the lease, the lessor or owner may not demand its rescission on the pretext of coming to occupy the...
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Unless a clause is stipulated in the lease, the lessor or owner may not demand its rescission on the pretext of coming to occupy the leased house himself; and in the case that this right is stipulated in the lease, he may only exercise it by giving the lessee advance notice within the period determined by article 1149.

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Article 1165 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
If the right to sublet or assign has not been expressly granted by the lease to the cultivator who farms under the condition of sharing...
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If the right to sublet or assign has not been expressly granted by the lease to the cultivator who farms under the condition of sharing fruits or harvest with the lessor, he may not do so under any pretext whatsoever; in case of violation by the lessee, he shall be condemned to damages for non-performance, and the owner shall resume enjoyment of the leased thing.

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Article 1166 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
In the case of rescission arising from the lessee's fault, the lessee is liable for damages to the lessor. The facts giving rise to rescission...
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In the case of rescission arising from the lessee's fault, the lessee is liable for damages to the lessor. The facts giving rise to rescission are: if the lessee uses the leased property for a different purpose than that for which it was given, if he does not put in the animals or implements necessary for its operation, if he abandons the cultivation, or if he does not cultivate it as a prudent manager.

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Article 1167 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
Plantation tenants are obligated to store the harvest in the warehouses designated for that purpose, in accordance with the lease contract.
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Plantation tenants are obligated to store the harvest in the warehouses designated for that purpose, in accordance with the lease contract.

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Article 1168 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
Encroachments committed on the property must be reported to the owner by the tenant, on penalty of all costs and damages. This report must be...
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Encroachments committed on the property must be reported to the owner by the tenant, on penalty of all costs and damages. This report must be made within eight days if the owner resides in the jurisdiction where the property is located; otherwise, the period shall be governed by that of summons.

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Article 1169 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
When the entirety or at least half of a harvest has been destroyed by accident or force majeure during a lease of more than one...
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When the entirety or at least half of a harvest has been destroyed by accident or force majeure during a lease of more than one year, the tenant has the right to a rent reduction, if he is not compensated by harvests already gathered. And if he is not compensated, the assessment of the reduction shall only be made at the end of the lease, at which time a balancing of all the years the tenant has enjoyed shall occur. Nevertheless, on account of the loss suffered, the judge may provisionally dispense the tenant from paying part of the lease price.

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Article 1170 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
A one-year lease gives the tenant no right to demand a rent reduction when the loss is less than half the harvest; but if the...
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A one-year lease gives the tenant no right to demand a rent reduction when the loss is less than half the harvest; but if the loss is of the entirety or half the harvest, the tenant shall have the right to a proportionate reduction.

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Article 1171 Civil Law · Du Louage des Choses
Contract Law
When a property, manufactory, or other asset has been leased for any period, payable in produce, and the payment date arrives and the tenant does...
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When a property, manufactory, or other asset has been leased for any period, payable in produce, and the payment date arrives and the tenant does not pay, if force majeure events occur at that time causing the loss of the produce, the entire loss falls on the tenant, unless he proves that a duly established force majeure event occurring at the same time made payment impossible; in that case, the tenant may request a proportionate reduction of the year's rent; he must pay whatever remains due after the reduction.

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