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Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
22 sections
Renting
- Getting the Deposit BackLa. R.S. 9:3251 — the deposit comes back within one month of the lease ending, with an itemized statement for anything kept
- When the Landlord Will Not Fix ItLa. C.C. art. 2694 — after a demand and a reasonable time, the tenant may make a necessary repair and take it out of the rent
- What a Lease Cannot SayLa. C.C. art. 2699 — no residential lease can waive the warranty against defects that seriously affect health or safety
- Notice to End a TenancyLa. C.C. art. 2728 — 10 calendar days before the end of the month for a month to month lease, in writing
- Leaving a Lease EarlyLa. R.S. 9:3261 — a service member with orders may end a lease on 30 days' written notice
- After a Fire or a StormLa. C.C. art. 2714 — a home totally destroyed without anyone's fault ends the lease, and neither side owes damages
- Being EvictedLa. C.C.P. art. 4701 — a written notice giving at least 5 days to leave, a hearing no sooner than the third day, then 24 hours
- Locked Out by the LandlordLa. C.C.P. art. 4731 — without a court's judgment, a lessor takes possession only of a home reasonably believed abandoned
- Housing DiscriminationLa. R.S. 51:2606 — no refusing to rent or sell over race, religion, sex, disability, children, military status or hairstyle
- A Mobile Home LotLa. R.S. 9:3259.1 — when lot rent is 60 days late, the park owner tells the lender in writing
The police at the door
- Reading a Search WarrantLa. C.Cr.P. art. 163 — not at night or on a Sunday unless the warrant says so, and dead after the tenth dayalso here
- TrespassLa. R.S. 14:63 — entering or staying on property owned by another without authorization, including a squatter told to leavealso here
- When Police Are Called to a HouseLa. R.S. 46:2140 — an abuser who is breaking a protective order is arrested immediatelyalso here
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- What the Landlord PromisesLa. C.C. art. 2696 — the home is warranted fit for living in and free of defects that prevent that use
- The Lease That Rolls OverLa. C.C. art. 2721 — a tenant who stays one week past a fixed term, with no objection, has a reconducted lease
- Unpaid Rent and Attorney FeesLa. R.S. 9:3259 — on an oral lease, rent unpaid 20 days after a written demand adds the landlord's attorney fees
- When the Building Is SoldLa. C.C. art. 2711 — a sale of the rental does not end the lease
- Self DefenseLa. R.S. 14:20 — no duty to retreat for a person lawfully where he has a right to bealso here
- Domestic Abuse BatteryLa. R.S. 14:35.3 — force by one family or household member on another, with 48 hours served on a first convictionalso here
- Community PropertyLa. C.C. art. 2336 — each spouse owns a present undivided half of everything acquired during the marriagealso here
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