Article 1657
ELI5— what this means for you
Lessee's obligations: pay the rent on time, use the property as agreed (or as customary), return the property at the end of the lease in the same condition, and not sub-lease without the lessor's consent (unless permitted).
Official text — RA 386
The lessee is obliged:
(1) To pay the price of the lease according to the terms stipulated;
(2) To use the thing leased as a diligent father of a family, devoting it to the use stipulated; and in the absence of stipulation, to that which may be inferred from the nature of the thing leased, according to the custom of the place;
(3) To pay expenses for the deed of lease. (1555)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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