Pursuant to Article 614 of the RA Civil Code:
The lessor is liable for defects in property given by lease that in whole or in part hinder the use of it, even if, at the time of concluding the contract of lease, it did not know of these defects.
Upon the discovery of such defects, the lessee shall have the right at its choice:
1) To demand from the lessor either the uncompensated elimination of the defects in the property or the proportional reduction of rent payment, or compensation for its expenses for elimination of the defects in the property;
2) To directly withhold the sum of expenses made by it for elimination of the defects from the lease payment, having previously notified the lessor of this;
3) To demand early rescission of the contract.
A lessor notified of the demands of the lessee or of the lessee’s intention to eliminate the defects in the property at the expense of the lessor may without delay make an exchange of the property provided to the lessee for other analogous property that is in proper condition or may eliminate the defects in the property without compensation.
If the satisfaction of the demands of the lessee or its withholding of expenses for the elimination of defects from the lease payment does not cover the losses caused to the lessee, the lessee shall have the right to demand compensation for the non-covered part of the losses.
The lessor shall not be liable for defects in the property given by lease that were excepted by it upon concluding the contract of lease or were previously known to the lessee or that should have been discovered by the lessee at the time of inspection of the property or checking its condition upon concluding the contract or transfer of the property by lease.
