HOA rules in Louisiana

Louisiana keeps planned communities and condominiums in the same Title 9 chapter but under different Parts. Lot-based planned communities are under the Planned Community Act, La. R.S. 9:1141.1 et seq., rewritten effective January 1, 2025. Condominiums are under the Louisiana Condominium Act, La. R.S. 9:1121.101 et seq. The Planned Community Act expressly excludes condominium property (§ 9:1141.3(B)(1)). Confirm which Part applies, then confirm the current Legislature/Justia text and your community documents. Pre-2025 recorded community-document provisions are not automatically invalidated by the rewrite (§ 9:1141.3(A)). This page is general information, not legal advice.

A planned-community association may impose reasonable fines, including interest and attorney fees, for community-document violations in accordance with Part III (§ 9:1141.20(A)(2)(l)). It must also establish reasonable written complaint procedures (§ 9:1141.20(A)(1)(c)). The retrieved Planned Community Act text does not set a statutory dollar fine cap or a numbered hearing-day count. Do not invent either.

Part III privileges (La. R.S. 9:1145–1148) reach both planned-community and condominium associations: written demand, thirty days to pay, then a sworn detailed statement of privilege in the mortgage records; a binding unpaid-assessment statement within ten business days of a request in a record. Recordation effect ceases as to third persons unless a notice of pendency of action is filed within one year (violation assessments) or five years (periodic dues/fees/certain expense assessments) (§ 9:1148). Condominium associations also retain the separate privilege route in § 9:1123.115 (seven-day served sworn statement; five-year preservation; fines/late fees in excess of $250 may be included).

Planned-community association records must be retained and made available for examination and copying upon request for specific records during reasonable business hours or at a mutually convenient time (§ 9:1141.36). The retrieved section does not set a numbered inspection-day deadline. Louisiana has no statewide HOA ombudsman on this page.

This is general information from an AI helper, not legal advice. Confirm it against your documents and your state's law. If a deadline or hearing is coming up, talk to a licensed lawyer.