Louisiana § RS 47:2231.1 - Prohibition of certain actions; exceptions
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§ RS 47:2231.1. Prohibition of certain actions; exceptions
A. A tax debtor who is the owner of and who is residing in the tax sale property adjudicated to a political subdivision shall not be subject to any eviction proceeding or to a suit to obtain possession pursuant to R.S. 47:2231 during the redemptive period.
B.(1) The acquiring person shall not be entitled to or charge any rental or lease payments to the owner or occupants and shall not place any constructions on or make any improvements to the tax sale property during the redemptive period. An acquiring person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a penalty of five percent of the price paid by the acquiring person for tax title and five percent of any amounts paid by the tax debtor who is the owner of and who is residing in the tax sale property for rental or lease payments. The penalty shall accrue from the time that the acquiring person took possession of the property until the time that the property is redeemed. Furthermore, nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the rights of a tax debtor who is the owner of and who is residing in the tax sale property to recover rental or lease payments paid to an acquiring person in violation of the provisions of this Section.
(2) In addition to the penalties provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, an acquiring person who violates the provisions of this Section shall forfeit any right to claim any statutory imposition associated with the property other than the delinquent amount of unpaid ad valorem taxes if the property is redeemed in accordance with law.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not limit the rights of a person who acquires the property at a judicial sale conducted pursuant to a writ of fieri facias, writ of seizure and sale, or other court order, or to a successor in interest to such a person.
Acts 2022, No. 404, §1; Acts 2024, No. 627, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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