Louisiana mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Louisiana law generally treats mobile home lot tenancies. Louisiana has no dedicated mobile home park act. Lot tenancies are governed by the general lease law of the Civil Code, the eviction procedure of the Code of Civil Procedure, the home-title/immobilization law (R.S. 9:1149), and the Manufactured Housing Commission's licensing (R.S. 51:911). This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Louisiana. Each line cites the controlling authority; read it at the official source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	No dedicated park act. General Civil Code lease law + Code of Civil Procedure eviction apply.	CC arts. 2668 et seq.
Lot rent	No cap and no mobile-home increase notice; the written lease controls.	(no statute)
Ending a month-to-month lease	10 calendar days' written notice before the end of the month.	CC 2728, 2729
Eviction	Written notice to vacate, at least 5 days before filing; for no-term leases the termination notice is the notice to vacate.	CCP 4701
Security deposit	No cap; must be returned (or itemized in writing) within one month of lease end, given a forwarding address.	R.S. 9:3251
Lessor's duties	Deliver the thing, maintain it suitable for its purpose, and protect peaceful possession.	CC 2682
Utilities	No mobile-home submetering statute; lease + Public Service Commission govern.	CC 2682
Selling / buying	No sell-in-place or buyer-approval statute; lease and park rules govern; dealers/installers licensed by the Manufactured Housing Commission.	R.S. 51:911.22
Title — default	A factory-built home on land remains movable (titled via the OMV) unless immobilized.	R.S. 9:1149.3
Title — immobilization	A declaration of immobilization filed in the parish conveyance records makes the home immovable.	R.S. 9:1149.6
Storm / installation	Federal HUD Code plus installation standards adopted by the Manufactured Housing Commission.	R.S. 51:911.22

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Because Louisiana has no dedicated park act, the written lease, the Civil Code lease rules, and the home's title/immobilization status are the first things to check. Other authorities — the Manufactured Housing Commission, the Public Service Commission, federal law, and local parish ordinances — can also apply.

Where to read more

• Louisiana topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The official statute text and agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.