1. The farmer shall exercise in cultivation and in the preservation of the crop the care they exercise in managing their own property, and they shall be liable for any damage that befalls the land during the period of use, unless they prove that they exercised in its preservation and maintenance the care of an ordinary person. 2. The farmer (sharecropper) shall not be obliged to compensate the landowner for any livestock that perishes or any agricultural tools that wear out, provided that this occurs without any fault or negligence on the farmer’s part.
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