Mobile home lot rent rules in Louisiana

Louisiana has no dedicated mobile home park statute. A lot tenancy is governed by Louisiana's general lease law in the Civil Code (arts. 2668 et seq.) and by the written lease, and there is no rent control or rent cap. This page compiles the general law that applies; because nothing is mobile-home-specific, a specific increase is best reviewed with a licensed attorney in Louisiana.

What the statute says

Louisiana's general lease law sets how a lease without a fixed term is ended. Civil Code art. 2728 provides:

The notice of termination required by the preceding Article shall be given at or before the time specified below: ... (2) In a month-to-month lease, ten calendar days before the end of that month.

Civil Code art. 2729 adds that "if the leased thing is an immovable or is a movable used as residence, the notice of termination shall be in writing." There is no statute capping the amount of rent or requiring a mobile-home-specific increase notice.

How it works in general

Because there is no cap and no dedicated park law, the written lease controls the rent. A lot lease with no fixed term is month-to-month, and either party ends it with at least 10 calendar days' written notice before the end of the month — the mechanism a lessor generally uses before offering new rent. A fixed-term lease controls the rent for its term; if the tenant stays on and the lessor consents, the lease is typically reconducted as month-to-month. None of this limits the amount of an increase.

Common scenarios

General examples Louisiana park residents commonly encounter:

• A notice raises the lot rent. The questions are what the written lease says and, for a month-to-month lease, whether 10 days' written notice was used to change terms.
• A resident looks for a statewide cap or special notice. Louisiana has neither.
• A resident expects a mobile-home park law. There is no dedicated act; the Civil Code and the lease govern.

Other authorities that may apply

The written lease supplies the rent and any increase terms, and the Civil Code lease articles (arts. 2668 et seq.) govern the tenancy. Federal law such as the Fair Housing Act can apply to how increases are administered, and local ordinances may add requirements in some parishes. Reading the lease closely is the most important step in Louisiana.