Section 166: Proof of occupation of immovable property

166. Proof of occupation of immovable property (1) (a) In any claim to rent or indemnity for the occupation of immovable property, oral evidence shall, when a lease is denied and is not completely established by writing, be admissible to prove or disprove the occupation and the amount or payment of the indemnity, and the party suing shall be entitled to the indemnity although it may result from the oral evidence given that the occupation existed under a lease. (b) Such a claim for indemnity shall be barred by one year’s prescription. (2) Nothing in this section shall alter any law by virtue of which the possessor of immovable property is entitled to retain the fruits of the property and to make them his own.