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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 549 2022 Regular Session Boyd
HOUSING: Provides relative to certain deed restrictions
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Provides for a procedure for a board of a residential planned community to
remove any restriction, covenant, or condition limiting the conveyance of
immovable property from its community documents.
2.Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Proposed law (R.S. 9:2734) prohibits the enforceability of immovable property covenants
that are restrictive on race or religion by providing that such provisions are void.
Present law (R.S. 9:1122.103) provides for the declaration and bylaws of condominium
associations.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that no provision in the declaration or bylaws
may restrict conveyance based on race or religion and provides that such provisions are void.
Present law (R.S. 9:1131.5) provides for timeshare plans.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that no provision in the plan may restrict
conveyance based on race or religion and provides that such provisions are void.
Present law (R.S. 9:1141.8) provides for community documents of homeowners associations.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that no provision in the community documents
may restrict conveyance based on race or religion and provides that such provisions are void.
Proposed law further provides that a residential planned community may, by a majority vote
of full board membership, amend the community documents to remove any restriction,
covenant, or condition prohibiting or limiting the conveyance, encumbrance, rental,
occupancy, or use of immovable property on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, familial status, or maintains a trained guide dog or assistance animal because the
individual has a disability recognized under present law.
Proposed law provides a general prohibition against any restrictive covenant based on race
or religion in any conveyance of immovable property and provides that such provisions are
void.
(Amends R.S. 9:1141.8; Adds R.S. 9:1122.103(C), 1131.5(C), and 2734)
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