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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 805
BY REPRESENTATIVE TIM BURNS
PRIVILEGES/LIENS: Provides relative to the notice of termination under the Private
Works Act
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 9:4822(E)(2) and (4), relative to privileges under the Private2
Works Act; to authorize certain persons to sign a notice of termination of work; to3
provide for successors; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 9:4822(E)(2) and (4) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as6
follows: 7
ยง4822. Preservation of claims and privileges8
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E. A notice of termination of the work:10
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(2) Shall be signed by the owner or his representative , who contracted with12
the contractor; or, if the owner has conveyed the immovable, then it may also be13
signed by the new owner, or his representative.14
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(4) Shall be conclusive of the matters certified if it is made in good faith by16
the owner, or his representative, or his successor.17 HLS 10RS-723 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 805
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Tim Burns HB No. 805
Abstract: Authorizes, under the Private Works Act, the new owner or his representative to
sign the notice of termination of work if the immovable has been conveyed.
Present law requires that the owner or his representative sign the notice of termination of
work under the Private Works Act.
Proposed law retains present law, but also authorizes the new owner or his representative to
sign the notice if the immovable has been conveyed.
Present law provides that a notice of termination of work shall be conclusive of the matters
certified if it is made in good faith by the owner or his representative.
Proposed law retains present law but also includes matters certified in good faith by the
successor to the owner.
(Amends R.S. 9:4822(E)(2) and (4))