State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1608 – Duties of tenants - The tenant is bound: 1. To pay rent within time and manner agreed upon, or in the absence of any agreement as per the local custom; 2. To be answerable for the damages, caused to the rented thing, on account of fault and negligence of the tenant or his family members or sub-tenants; 3. To use the thing only for the agreed purpose or in accordance with the nature of the thing; 4. To bring to the notice of the landlord the trespasses, attempted or effected by third party and to defend the interests of the landlord, on the terms laid down in the second part of article 1451; 5. To return the thing at the end of the lease, without deteriorations, save those which are inherent to its ordinary use.