DIGEST
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
HB 549 2022 Regular Session Boyd
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
HOUSING: Provides relative to certain deed restrictions
Report rejects Senate amendments which would have:
1. Added 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 that violates the federal Fair Housing Act.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Added a procedure for a board of a residential planned community to remove any restriction,
covenant, or condition limiting the conveyance of immovable property due to classes
protected under the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
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.
Present law (R.S. 51:2601) provides for the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act.
Proposed law provides for a residential planned community to act through a majority vote of its full
board membership to amend community documents limiting the conveyance of immovable property
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, as defined by
the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act.
(Amends R.S. 9:1141.8; Adds R.S. 9:1122.103(C), 1131.5(C), and 2734)