Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:600.42

  • Court: means the district court, city court, parish court, or municipal court with jurisdiction for the local governmental subdivision in which the blighted housing property is located. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:600.33
  • Local governmental subdivision: means any parish or municipality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:600.33
  • Owner: means the holder or holders of title to a blighted housing property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:600.33
  • Rehabilitation plan: means (a) a renovation or rehabilitation plan for a blighted housing property approved by the local governmental subdivision that is consistent with any neighborhood redevelopment strategy, preserves the historic integrity of the residential housing property and restores such property to minimum habitability standards based upon (i) a physical condition assessment identifying components of the blighted housing property requiring repair, replacement, or improvement to restore the property to minimum habitability standards in a cost- effective manner, (ii) an estimate and certificate of costs executed by a public officer, including a schedule of values executed by a contractor committed to complete the repairs, replacements, or improvements identified in the physical condition assessment within the estimate of costs, (iii) evidence of funding commitments from government or commercial lenders sufficient to finance all costs identified in the estimate and certificate of costs, and (iv) a tentative timetable evidencing the time frame within which the rehabilitation plan may be completed, (b) an operating budget, including any required or permitted capital recovery payment, and (c) a receivership term. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:600.33

A.  Any petition for reinstatement of the owner‘s control and possession of the property filed pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 40:600.41 shall:

(1)  Include an agreement by the owner to complete the rehabilitation plan.

(2)  Provide legally binding assurances that the owner will comply with all conditions of any grant or loan secured by the local governmental subdivision or repay those grants or loans in full, at the discretion of the maker of the loan or grant.

B.  If the requirements of the petition are met, the court shall reinstate the owner to possession, control, and use of the property.

Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.