# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百十四条 (Article 614)

- 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: 第六百十四条 (Article 614)（賃料の支払時期） — address `art-614`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-614
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### 第六百十四条（賃料の支払時期） — (Timing of Payment of Rent)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-614 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-614 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-614</sup>

      **第一項**  賃料は、動産、建物及び宅地については毎月末に、その他の土地については毎年末に、支払わなければならない。ただし、収穫の季節があるものについては、その季節の後に遅滞なく支払わなければならない。
      <sup>art-614/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-614/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-614/par-1</sup>
      Rent must be paid at the end of the month with respect to movables, buildings and land for residential purpose, and at the end of the year with respect to other land; provided, however, that with respect to anything with a harvest season, the rent must be paid without delay after that season.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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