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Legal Information: Louisiana
Updated:
November 21, 2023Who does this law protect?
This section of the housing law protects a tenant or the tenant’s family or household member who is a domestic abuse victim. A “domestic abuse victim” is defined as a tenant or household member who is a petitioner on a domestic abuse protective order or who has completed a certification of domestic abuse.1
A similar law protects tenants who are victims of sexual assault. Go to Protections for Sexual Assault Victims for more information.
1 La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.1(B)(4)
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