Section 11August 30, 1954, Sec./Art. 11

Freedom to Contract in General. - The landholder and the tenant shall be free to enter into any or all kinds of tenancy contract, as long as they are not contrary to law, morals or public policy. Except in case of fraud, error, force, intimidation or undue influence, when such contract is reduced to writing and registered as hereinafter provided, the latter shall be conclusive evidence of what has been agreed upon between the contracting parties, if not denounced or impugned within thirty days after its registration.

Said contract shall be contrary to law, morals and public policy;

A. In Share Tenancy

(a) If the tenant is to receive less than the corresponding share for the different contributions be made to the production of the farm as hereinafter provided.

(b) If it is stipulated that the tenant or any member or his immediate farm household shall without compensation perform any work or render any service not connected with the tenant's duties and obligations provided under this Act.

B. In Leasehold Tenancy

(a) If the tenant-lessee is to pay to the landholder, lessor, as a consideration for the use of the land, an amount in excess of that hereinafter provided for the kind and class of land involved.

(b) If the tenant-lessee is to pay the landholder-lessor a consideration in excess of the amount prescribed as fair rental value, as determined pursuant to the provisions of this Act, for the use of work animals, services and/or farm implements belonging to the landholder-lessor, in case it is agreed between the parties that the latter shall furnish any or all of these items of production.

(c) If it is stipulated that, as a condition precedent to the commencement or continuance of the lease, the tenant-lessee shall rent work animals, services or farm implements, or shall make use of any store or services operated by the landholder-lessor or any other person, or that the landholder-lessor may impose fines, deductions and/or assessments, or that the tenant-lessee shall, without compensation, perform any work or render any service not connected with the tenant's duties and obligations provided under this Act.