Leyes de Vivienda

If you are a tenant who is requesting an early lease termination, you must provide “reasonable documentation” that you or your family or household member is a domestic abuse victim. This means you must provide both of the following:

1. a written letter that says:
   
   1. you or your family or household member is a victim of domestic abuse;
   2. you want an early lease termination;
   3. you and your household members will not knowingly allow the abuser to enter your home again; and
   4. you will meet all of the other requirements under the lease agreement;¹ and
2. proof that the domestic abuse happened within the past 30 days in the rented home, in the form of either:
   
   1. a domestic abuse protective order; or
   2. a certification of domestic abuse signed by a qualified third party. ²

If requested by the landlord, you must provide the name and address of the abuser as well.³

¹ La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.1(E)
² La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.1(B)(7), (E)(2)
³ La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.1(E)(5)