Louisiana § RS 51:3273 - Access to utility bills
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:3273 — Access to utility bills, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 51:3273. Access to utility bills
A. A tenant may request a housing provider to supply him with a copy of the original bill for any utility supplied to the unit in which the tenant resides.
B. The request authorized in Subsection A of this Section shall be in writing and specify the following:
(1) Each utility for which the tenant is requesting a copy of the original bill.
(2) The range of dates for which the tenant is requesting a copy of an original bill or bills. Dates requested shall be no earlier than the last day of the billing cycle immediately preceding the date that the request is transmitted to the housing provider.
(3) Whether the tenant is requesting to be provided with a copy of all future original bills for the utility specified in the request.
C. A housing provider shall supply the tenant with copies of the original bill for the previous billing cycle or cycles requested in compliance with this Section within thirty days of receipt of a request that complies with this Section.
D. A housing provider shall supply the tenant with a copy of the original bill for future billing cycles requested in compliance with this Section within thirty days of receipt of the original bill.
E. Failure of a housing provider to comply with this Section shall not relieve a tenant from the responsibility to remit full payment to a third-party billing service.
F. The request authorized by this Section and the response required by this Section may be by electronic means if the electronic means meets the requirements of the Louisiana Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, R.S. 9:2601 et seq.
Acts 2024, No. 577, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:3273 cover?
Section RS 51:3273 ("Access to utility bills") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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