Louisiana § RS 9:4781 - Definitions
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§ RS 9:4781. Definitions
For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Default" means the failure to pay obligations incurred by the storage of a boat, boat motor, boat trailer, or any other accessories thereto.
(2) "Last known address" means that address provided by the lessee in the most recent rental agreement or the address provided by the lessee in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.
(3) "Lessee" means a person, his sub-lessee, successor, or assign, entitled to the use of a space in a marina under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.
(4) "Lienholder" means a person who claims an interest in or privilege on the property pursuant to a mortgage properly recorded in the parish wherein the marina is located.
(5) "Marina" means a marina, boatyard, or marine repair yard that provides, as part of its commercial operation, the storage of boats, boat motors, or boat trailers.
(6) "Owner" means the owner, operator lessor, or sub-lessor of a marina, his agent, or any other person authorized by him to manage the facility or to receive rent from a lessee under a rental agreement.
(7) "Property" means a boat, boat motor, boat trailer, or any other boat accessories in storage at a marina.
(8) "Rental agreement" means any written agreement or lease, entered into between the marina owner and a lessee that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning use of the marina.
Acts 2003, No. 840, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 752, §1.
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