After a Fire or a Storm

If the leased home is lost or totally destroyed without the fault of either party, or expropriated, the lease ends and neither side owes the other damages.

• §La. C.C. art. 2714StatuteExpropriation; loss or destructionOpens legis.la.gov ↗

• If the home is partly destroyed or its use substantially impaired, without the tenant's fault, the tenant may get a lower rent or end the lease, whichever fits the circumstances.
• If the lessor was at fault, the tenant may also demand damages.
• If the impairment came from something outside the home, the tenant may end the lease but not get a lower rent.

• §La. C.C. art. 2715StatutePartial destruction, loss, expropriation, or other substantial impairment of useOpens legis.la.gov ↗

When a home is made uninhabitable through no fault of the tenant and the tenant is constructively evicted, the landlord is required to mitigate the damages.

• §La. R.S. 9:3260StatutePremises rendered uninhabitable; mitigation of damagesOpens legis.la.gov ↗