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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 195
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Judiciary A to study the laws applicable to the
rights of landlords and tenants.
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana and its municipalities ensure people have safe and
affordable housing as one of the basic necessities needed for a healthy community; and
WHEREAS, over the years legislation has been considered to prohibit predatory
renting in the residential housing market; and
WHEREAS, renters who run into conflicts with landlords have few rights to invoke,
and often face an eviction process at a fast rate of speed; and
WHEREAS, the entire eviction process can take as little as two weeks, from the time
landlords notify their tenants of their intention to evict to the final court ruling ordering the
inhabitants of the property to vacate; and
WHEREAS, the threat of eviction, and the speed at which people can be evicted, is
enough to keep most tenants in line and prevent them from complaining about poor
conditions; and
WHEREAS, laws such as the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
(URLTA) should be studied to determine whether the state should adopt such Act to define
the many rights and obligations of tenants and private landlords.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the Senate Committee on Judiciary A to study the laws
applicable to the rights of landlords and tenants.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee submit a written report of its
findings, together with any proposed legislation, to the Senate not later than February 1,
2014.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE