Louisiana rental housing laws

What it would do: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study how justice of the peace courts handle eviction proceedings and how court structure, funding, and procedures impact fairness and outcomes for tenants and landlords, with a report due by February 1, 2027.

What it would do: Urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a comprehensive study on rent stabilization policies, including their effects on affordable housing supply, rental pricing, maintenance, and disaster recovery, with findings due to specified legislative committees by March 1, 2027.

What it would do: Creates a cause of action for operation of short-term rentals, establishing distance requirements of three units within specified distances, exempting certain nonprofit organizations, defining short-term rental platforms, and allowing courts to award attorney fees to prevailing parties.

What it would do: Authorizes parishes and municipalities to implement rent stabilization ordinances during gubernatorial states of emergency, requiring increases be based on the Consumer Price Index and automatically terminating after 365 days or when the emergency ends.

What it would do: Authorizes municipalities and parishes to adopt ordinances regulating short-term rentals, including requiring permits, registration, safety standards, inspections, and restricting occupancy and consecutive stay lengths. Defines short-term rental as residential property rental for transient guests for less than twenty-nine days.