# 民法 / Civil Code — 第六百二十条 (Article 620)

- 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: 第六百二十条 (Article 620)（賃貸借の解除の効力） — address `art-620`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-620
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### 第六百二十条（賃貸借の解除の効力） — (Effect of Cancellations of Leases)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-620 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-620 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-620</sup>

      **第一項**  賃貸借の解除をした場合には、その解除は、将来に向かってのみその効力を生ずる。この場合においては、損害賠償の請求を妨げない。
      <sup>art-620/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-620/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-620/par-1</sup>
      If a lease is cancelled, the cancellation becomes effective solely toward the future. In such a case, the cancellation does not preclude a claim for compensation for damage.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民法 第六百三十条第一項（雇用の解除の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-630/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-630/par-1
- 民法 第六百五十二条第一項（委任の解除の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-652/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-652/par-1
- 民法 第六百八十四条第一項（組合契約の解除の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-684/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-684/par-1

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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