RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 422 (HB 374) 2021 Regular Session Duplessis
New law provides that a landlord (lessor) may not require payment of an application fee
unless the landlord gives written notice to applicants of the following:
(1)The application fee.
(2)Whether the landlord considers credit scores, employment history, criminal history,
or eviction records.
(3)That the applicant can submit a statement to the landlord explaining, in 200 words
or less, that the applicant has experienced financial hardship because of a state- or
federally-declared disaster or emergency and how the hardship has impacted the
applicant's credit, employment, or rental history.
(4)The landlord's notice regarding the applicant's statement of financial hardship is
required to reference the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes.
New law applies to all landlords of property used as a lessee's primary residence except for
owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units.
New law prohibits causes of action and allows for immunity for a landlord's alleged violation
of existing and new law.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Adds R.S. 9:3258.1)