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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3199

  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Property disclosure document: means a document in a form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission, or a form that contains at least the minimum language prescribed by the commission, which is presented by the seller to the purchaser in the manner set forth in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3196
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Residential real property: means real property consisting of one or not more than four residential dwelling units, which are buildings or structures each of which are occupied or intended for occupancy as single family residences. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3196
  • Seller: means an owner of residential real property, whether an individual, partnership, corporation, or trust, who sells or attempts to sell residential real property in a manner described in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3196

A.  A real estate licensee representing a seller of residential real property shall inform the seller of the duties and rights under this Chapter.  A real estate licensee representing a buyer of residential real property shall inform the buyer of the duties and rights under this Chapter.

B.  A person representing a seller in the transaction is not liable under this Chapter for any error, inaccuracy, or omission in a property disclosure document, unless the person has actual knowledge of the error, inaccuracy, or omission by the seller.

Acts 2003, No. 308, §1, eff. June 13, 2003.