Article 725th of the Civil Code stipulates that

Article 725 of the Civil Code According to the stipulations of the lease contract, if the ownership of the lease item changes during the lessee's possession, the validity of the lease contract will not be affected. This article is usually understood as the provision of the principle that "the sale does not break the lease". It is an important system in traditional civil law to "buy and sell without breaking the contract". After the lease contract between the lessor and the lessee comes into effect, although the lessor delivers the lease item to the lessee for use and income, the ownership of the lease item still belongs to the lessor, and the lessor still enjoys the right to dispose of the lease item and can transfer its ownership to others. Once the ownership of the leased property changes, there is not only the relationship between the lessor and the lessee, but also the relationship between the lessee and the transferee of the leased property.

In order to maintain the stability of the lease relationship, the civil laws of countries and regions in the continental law system generally recognize the principle that "the sale does not break the lease", that is, when the lessor transfers the ownership of the lease item to a third party within the validity period of the lease contract, the lessee's rights will not be eliminated or hindered by the transfer of the ownership of the lease item.

legal ground

The change of ownership in Article 725 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) is unbreakable. According to the lease contract, if the ownership of the leased property changes during the lessee's possession, the validity of the lease contract will not be affected.