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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 131
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations
regarding laws applicable to the rights of landlords and residential tenants.
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana and its municipalities seeks to ensure that people
have safe and affordable housing as one of the basic necessities 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 that proceeds quickly; and
WHEREAS, the entire eviction process can take as little as two weeks, from the time
landlords notify their tenants of the 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,
often prevents residential tenants 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 this Act to define
the many rights and obligations of residential tenants and private landlords; and
WHEREAS, the Senate Committee on Judiciary A considered these issues in a public
hearing held on January 15, 2014, in which various issues affecting the rights of both
landlords and residential tenants were discussed in detail, in light of the URLTA.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations
regarding the laws applicable to the rights of landlords and residential tenants in Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana State Law Institute shall submit
a written report of its findings, together with any proposed legislation, to the Legislature of
Louisiana no later than February 1, 2016. SCR NO. 131 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
director of the Louisiana State Law Institute.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES