The National Assembly deliberated and adopted at its meeting of 16 March 2017, Law No. 2017-02 concerning the carrying Leasing Republic.

This law of 60 articles divided into seven chapter defined the framework in which the owner of a movable or immovable property sells it to a third party who benefits in favor of a contract concluded between the two part.

Tenants and owners, now you are now protected by this law, which specifies the rights and obligations of each. She defined the rules for calculating the rent and the required number of months for a deposit.

This law is aimed primarily:
- Building Owners
- tenants
- estate agencies
- to developers
- to law students
- MPs of the National Assembly
- lawyers
- lawyers
- judges
- notaries
- Beninese population
- the civil societies
- the Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- etc.

The headlines of the said law are as follows
CHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER II: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER III: IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT LEASING
CHAPTER IV: RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CREDIT-TAKER, CREDIT-LANDLORD AND SUPPLIER
CHAPTER V: BREACH OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT AND APPEALS
CHAPTER VI: THE EFFECTS OF LEGAL REDRESS AND LIQUIDATION OF PROPERTY CREDIT-TAKER AGREEMENT ON LEASING
CHAPTER VII: FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL