Louisiana § RS 9:5627 - Building encroaching on public way
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:5627 — Building encroaching on public way, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:5627. Building encroaching on public way
A. A building that merely encroaches on a public way without preventing its use and which cannot be removed without causing substantial damage to its owner shall be permitted to remain. If it is demolished from any cause the owner shall be bound to restore to the public the part of the way upon which the building stood.
All actions to remove such a building shall be barred by prescription two years from the date of the commencement of said building or six months from the effective date of this Section, whichever occurs later; provided that all actions to remove such a building which became barred by prescription under Act No. 684 of 1970 shall remain barred.
B. This Section shall not apply where the encroachment is on public servitudes of drainage, levees, waterways, or on rights-of-way for public highways.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 350, §1, eff. July 10, 1979.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:5627 ("Building encroaching on public way") 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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