La. Stat. Ann. § R.S. 9:3259.1
Unpaid rent; factory-built homes; notification by lessor
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§3259.1. Unpaid rent; factory-built homes; notification by lessor A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Factory-built home" shall have the meaning given to that term in R.S. 9:1149.2. (2) "Lessee" means the person leasing the immovable property on which a factory-built home is located. (3) "Lessor" means the owner of the unsubdivided immovable property on which three or more lots are available for rent for locating a factory-built home. (4) "Mortgagor" means the person executing the security device as the obligor or the transferee if the factory-built home has been transferred and the obligations under the security device have been assumed by another person with written consent of the holder of the security device. (5) "Secured party" means the holder of a security interest in accordance with Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq., or a chattel mortgage; the pledgee or assignee of a chattel mortgage or security agreement; the agent of the holder, assignee, or pledgee of a chattel mortgage or security agreement; the holder of a promissory note executed for the sale of a factory-built home if that note is sold with recourse against the holder of the note; or the vendor of a retail installment contract as defined in R.S. 6:969.6 when the retail installment contract is sold with recourse against the vendor. (6) "Security device" means a security interest pursuant to Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq., a chattel mortgage, or a promissory note executed for the sale of a factory-built home or a retail installment contract entered into pursuant to Chapter 10-B of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for the sale of a factory-built home. B. When the rental payments for immovable property on which a factory-built home is located are sixty days past the due date for the payment, the lessor shall notify the secured parties and the mortgagor, if the mortgagor is not the lessee or occupant of the factory-built home, in writing by mail that the rental payments are sixty days past the due date. The notice shall include the following information if known or readily available to the lessor or if available from the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections: (1) The lessor's name. (2) The lessee's name. (3) The mortgagor's name. (4) The location of the factory-built home. (5) The number of days that the rental payments are overdue, the monthly rental payment, and the total amount past due. (6) The vehicle identification number of the factory-built home. (7) A description of the factory-built home including the make, model, year, dimensions, and any identification numbers or marks. C. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, failure of the lessor to provide such notification within thirty days after the rental payments are sixty days past due shall limit the lessor's privilege or right of pledge for rent to the amount of rental payments past due for ninety days. D. The lessor shall be entitled to collect a fee of twenty-five dollars from the lessee or mortgagor in addition to the rental payments due and any additional fees or charges due the lessor when such notification is made and the lessee or mortgagor subsequently pays the rental payments due. E. The lessor shall be entitled to collect a fee of twenty-five dollars from the secured parties in addition to all rental or storage payments due at the time that the factory-built home is repossessed when notification is made and the secured party subsequently obtains possession of the factory-built home. F. The office of motor vehicles in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall maintain a record of each factory-built home for which a vehicle certificate of title has been issued pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and which is subject to a security device for a period of ten years or for the period stated for the termination of the security device. The record shall include, if available: (1) The name and address of the mortgagor or vendee of the factory-built home. (2) The names and addresses of the primary secured party and any secondary secured party on any security device. (3) The vehicle identification number of the factory-built home. (4) A description of the factory-built home including the make, model, year, dimensions, and any identification numbers.
Under La. R.S. § 9:3259.1, when rent for land beneath a factory-built home is sixty days overdue, the landowner (lessor) is required to send written notice to any secured parties holding a financial interest in the home and, if applicable, to the mortgagor. If the lessor fails to send that notice within thirty days after the sixty-day mark, the lessor's legal claim for unpaid rent is capped at ninety days' worth of payments. The law also allows the lessor to collect a $25 fee from the lessee, mortgagor, or secured party under certain conditions when notification is made and the home is subsequently paid for or repossessed.
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Operators of factory-built home communities with three or more lots should be familiar with La. R.S. § 9:3259.1, which imposes a strict notification timeline when lot rent goes unpaid. Compliant operators generally track payment due dates carefully, identify all secured parties and mortgagors on file, and send the required written notice by mail once rent reaches the sixty-day past-due threshold—and no later than thirty days after that point. Operators who follow this process are also positioned to collect the $25 notification fee from the lessee, mortgagor, or secured party as permitted by the statute.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
La. R.S. § 9:3259.1 primarily governs obligations that fall on the lessor of factory-built home lots, but tenants (lessees) should be aware that this law is part of the framework surrounding unpaid lot rent and the rights of secured parties who may hold an interest in the home. If a lessee receives notice under this provision, it signals that the lessor has formally documented the delinquency and may be entitled to a $25 fee on top of any overdue rent if the lessee subsequently pays. Lessees who have questions about how this notification process affects their rights or their home's security interests may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or legal aid service familiar with Louisiana manufactured housing law.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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