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Louisiana room rental agreement
Written for Louisiana law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Louisiana or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Louisiana and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Louisiana rules that apply
Security deposit limit
Not set by statuteLouisiana does not cap the amount of a security deposit. Its deposit law covers what happens to the deposit, not how large it may be.
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- If you sell or transfer the property during a lease, you must pass the deposit on to the new owner, who then becomes responsible for returning it; once you do, you are released from liability for it. La. R.S. 9:3251
- Any waiver of the tenant's deposit rights is null and void, so a lease clause giving them up has no effect. La. R.S. 9:3254
- If you sell the home during a lease, the lease does not end, but the buyer is bound by your lease obligations only if the buyer assumes them, a lease affects third persons such as a buyer only from the time it is filed for registry, and the tenant can recover from you any loss the sale causes. La. Civ. Code art. 2711 La. Civ. Code art. 2712 La. Civ. Code art. 2681.1
The Rentari Louisiana lease states the deposit amount you set and restates the Louisiana return rules.
Landlord entry
Not set by statuteLouisiana sets no notice period for entering a rented home, so put entry terms in the lease. You must protect the tenant's peaceful possession for the whole lease.
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- If a repair cannot be postponed until the lease ends, you may make it even if it inconveniences the tenant, who may then get a rent reduction or dissolution of the lease depending on the circumstances. La. Civ. Code art. 2693
- You may not make alterations to the home during the lease. La. Civ. Code art. 2690
As a lease term, the lease requires at least 24 hours' written notice, or the longer period you set, before a non-emergency entry, and restates the right to make urgent repairs.