# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百十条 (Article 610)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第六百十条 (Article 610)（減収による解除） — address `art-610`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-610
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-610
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### 第六百十条（減収による解除） — (Cancellation Due to Decrease in Profits)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-610 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-610 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-610</sup>

      **第一項**  前条の場合において、同条の賃借人は、不可抗力によって引き続き二年以上賃料より少ない収益を得たときは、契約の解除をすることができる。
      <sup>art-610/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-610/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-610/par-1</sup>
      In the cases referred to in the preceding Article, the lessee referred to in that Article may cancel the contract if the lessee has made profits less than the rent for at least two consecutive years due to force majeure.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-610/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第六百九条 (Article 609), art-609 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-609 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-609

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11