Civil Code Article 458
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The lessor of an agricultural land may terminate the lease before the end of the period of the lease in either of the following circumstance,(1) The lessee died without successors or his successors without cultivation ability.(2) The lessee has not cultivated for the duration more than one year, it is not by the reason of force majeure.(3) The lessee sublets the whole or a part of the agricultural land leased to other.(4) The sum of the rental in arrears corresponds to two years.(5) The agricultural land has arranged according to the act or changed to be a land not for cultivating.
中文原文 民法第458條
耕作地租賃於租期屆滿前，有左列情形之一時，出租人得終止契約：
一、承租人死亡而無繼承人或繼承人無耕作能力者。
二、承租人非因不可抗力不為耕作繼續一年以上者。
三、承租人將耕作地全部或一部轉租於他人者。
四、租金積欠達兩年之總額者。
五、耕作地依法編定或變更為非耕作地使用者。
一、承租人死亡而無繼承人或繼承人無耕作能力者。
二、承租人非因不可抗力不為耕作繼續一年以上者。
三、承租人將耕作地全部或一部轉租於他人者。
四、租金積欠達兩年之總額者。
五、耕作地依法編定或變更為非耕作地使用者。