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Louisiana Rental Lease Agreement Templates

A Louisiana lease agreement is a physical or digital record of a rental transaction between two (2) parties. The document lists the necessary information concerning the landlord, tenant, leasing period, and rent payment. After entering the pertinent details, users can finalize the contract by endorsing the form with their signatures.

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A Louisiana lease agreement is a physical or digital record of a rental transaction between two (2) parties. The document lists the necessary information concerning the landlord, tenant, leasing period, and rent payment. After entering the pertinent details, users can finalize the contract by endorsing the form with their signatures.

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Lease Agreements By Type

Louisiana Association of Realtors Residential Lease Agreement: This form, available through the associations of the greater New Orleans, Northshore, and Saints Board, explicitly defines the rental terms and conditions for a premises.

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Commercial Lease Agreement: Supplies a document to secure information and conditions specifically to transfer the right of use of commercial space to a designated business or independent contractor.

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Lease to Own Agreement: Presents a standard rental contract for a property while including a supplementary clause presenting an option to purchase at the termination of the agreement.

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Month-to-Month Lease: Generates a written register that explicitly defines a lease that renews monthly while requiring at least ten (10) days before terminating (Civil Code § 2728).

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Roommate Agreement: Allows an intended user to dwell in the residence as well as take advantage of shared space in exchange for a monthly payment.

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Standard Lease Agreement: Describes the conditions and responsibilities attributed to the leasing of a residential dwelling accordingly.

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Sublease Agreement: Yields a contract for an individual to take over the responsibility of renting a property from a tenant for a specifically predetermined amount and duration.

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Landlord Disclosures

1.) Lead-Based Paint (42 U.S. Code § 4852d): The Environmental Protection Agency requires a lead disclosure defining the dangers and, especially, precautions relevant to the tenant for houses built before 1979. 

2.) Sex Offender Register Notice (LA RS § 37:1469): Louisiana requires that information to access the statewide sex offender database as well as the its contact information to accompany the lease.

When is Rent Due?

Grace Period: Louisiana does not require grace periods in leases since rent is due on the formal deadline (LA CC art § 2683).

Unpaid Rent: Landlords issue a 5-day pay-or-quit notice when rent is not paid specifically on the due date (LA CCP art. § 4701).

Late Fees

Louisiana does not limit, forbid, or require late fees in leases; however, it only enforces reasonable late fees (LA CC art § 2005).

NSF Fees

Landlords can charge up to (specifically, the greater of) %5 of the total missed payment or $25 (LA RS 9:2782(B)).

Security Deposit Maximum ($)

Louisiana imposes no limits on the security deposit amount necessary in order to enter a lease (La RS § 9:3251).

Security Deposit Return($)

Returning to Tenant: Landlords have one month to return the security deposit accordingly (LA RS § 9:3251)

Itemized List: Landlords deduct from the security (for damages); however, must deliver a written accounting (LA RS § 9:3251).

Landlord’s Right to Enter($)

Standard Entry: Louisiana does not explicitly require landlords give notice; however, it obligates them to honor peaceable possession (La CC art. § 2682).

Emergency Entry: While Louisiana does not specifically give landlords to enter without consent during an emergency, it does allow landlords to enter to make emergency repairs that cannot be postponed (LA CC art. § 2682).

Absence

Landlords may issue a 5-day notice to vacate, once they reasonably believe abandonment and observe:

Repair and Deduct

Louisiana does not necessarily support repair and deduct; however, after a disregarded notice to repair (especially for suitability), the tenant may:
  • Effect the repair and explicitly demand reimbursement
  • Deduct the amount from the rent; however, only if the repair is “necessary” and the amount is “reasonable” (LA CC art § 2694).

Tenant Breaking a Lease (Early):

Duty to Mitigate: Landlords, or “obligees,” must uphold their duty to mitigate tenant abandonment accordingly (LA CC art § 2002).

Domestic Violence: Victims of domestic violence terminate their lease explicitly in writing and must include “reasonable documentation” of abuse within the past 30 days; additionally, the termination date may be no sooner than 30 days after the next time rent is due (LA RS § 9:3261.1(E)(2)).

Active Military: The federal government explicitly mandates that all fifty states allow service members to terminate their leases whenever they must report for reassignment or duty (50 USC § 1355).

Landlord’s Noncompliance: Tenants “may obtain dissolution of the lease” through court action, whenever landlords fail to comply with civil codes or lease provisions (LA CC art. § 2719. LA CC art § 2682).

Landlord’s Harassment: Tenants seek dissolution through the courts whenever a landlord’s harassment interferes with suitability or peaceful possession (LA CC art § 2682(3) (LA CC arts § 2719).

Is an Oral Lease enforceable?

An oral lease between landlord and tenant is enforceable; however, it does not protect against third parties (LA CC arts. § 2681).

Unclaimed Property

Landlords reclaim the property following notice of abandonment sent to the tenant’s last known or current address or wait for sheriff approval, especially after a successful eviction (LA CCP § 4731. LA CCP art. § 4733).

Landlord-Tenant Laws (Statutes)

To review landlord-tenant laws in detail, read the Louisiana Revised Statutes § 9:3200 – § 9:3261.

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