Louisiana § RS 9:1273 - Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:1273 — Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 9:1273. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration

A.  Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a conservation servitude may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other servitudes created by contract.  

B.  No right or duty in favor of or against a holder, and no right in favor of a person having a third party right of enforcement shall arise under a conservation servitude before its acceptance by the holder and a recordation of the acceptance.  

C.  A conservation servitude is unlimited in duration unless the instrument creating it otherwise provides.  

D.  Any interest in immovable property in existence at the time a conservation servitude is created is not impaired by the conservation servitude unless the owner of the interest is a party to the conservation servitude or consents to it.  

Acts 1986, No. 217, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.  

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 9:1273 ("Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration") 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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