Louisiana landlord tenant law: the rules a landlord meets

Louisiana security deposit law

Most you can take

No cap in statuteNo statute sets this

Back to the tenant within

30 daysLa. R.S. 9:3251The statute says one month. From 1 Aug 2026 the itemised statement for amounts kept may be sent up to 15 days after that month (Act 63 of 2026).

Rent and late fees

Late fee

No statute caps itNo statute sets this

Louisiana rent increase laws and rent control

Notice before a rent increase

No statutory period confirmedLa. R.S. 9:3258No statute that names rent control could be confirmed. La. R.S. 9:3258 says a lessor's rights to own, control and lease property may not be changed except by state law, which may bar local rent control, but it does not say so in terms. No statute sets a notice period for a rent increase.

Rent control

Could not be confirmedLa. R.S. 9:3258

Entering the property: notice to the tenant

Notice before you enter

No statute sets thisNo statute sets this

Ending a tenancy and eviction notices

Ending a month-to-month tenancy

10 daysLa. Civil Code art. 2728At least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.

Unpaid rent

5 business daysLa. C.C.P. art. 4701“5-day notice to vacate”No statutory right to pay and stayThe notice must give at least five days from delivery, and Louisiana courts tell landlords not to count weekends or holidays. A lease may waive the notice in writing, in which case the landlord can file at once, and no statute lets the tenant stop the eviction by paying.

Another breach of the lease

5 business daysLa. C.C.P. art. 4701“5-day notice to vacate”The statute does not say whether the breach can be fixedThe same five-day notice applies whatever the reason the right of occupancy ended, and the Code gives no right to cure a breach. The same written lease waiver applies.

Lockouts and shutoffs

Banned: lockouts and utility shutoffsLa. C.C.P. art. 4731(C)

The Louisiana eviction process, step by step

Disclosures a Louisiana lease has to carry

• Before and during the lease, disclose in writing any pending foreclosure on the dwelling and the tenant's right to be notified of one. (La. R.S. 9:3260.1)