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2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 63
BY SENATOR COUSSAN (On Recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute)
HOUSING. Provides for the classification of factory-built homes. (8/1/24)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 6:969.6(14)(b), (21)(b), (22), and (23)(a), 969.18(A)(6),
3 969.20(C)(1)(c), and 1083(6)(introductory paragraph), R.S. 9:374(B) and (C), Part
4 IV of Chapter 1 of Code Title I of Code Book II of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised
5 Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:1149.1 through 1149.7, R.S. 9:3259.1(A),
6 (B), (E), and (F), 3259.3, and 5363.1, R.S. 10:9-102(a)(53), R.S. 22:1485, R.S.
7 32:1(introductory paragraph) and (44), 412.1(A)(introductory paragraph) and (25),
8 702(16), and 707(A), R.S. 33:3081(A)(2), 4562.1(A), and 9053.1(C), and R.S.
9 40:1502.1(A)(2), 1502.2(A), 1502.3(A), 1502.4(A), 1502.5(A), 1502.6(A),
10 1502.7(A), 1502.8(A), 1502.9(A), 1502.10(A), 1502.11(A), 1502.12(A)(2),
11 1502.13(A)(2), 1502.15(A), and 1502.16(A), relative to factory-built homes; to
12 provide for the Factory-Built Home Property Act; to provide definitions; to provide
13 for the classification of factory-built homes; to provide for the transfer of
14 factory-built homes; to provide for security interests; to provide for immobilization;
15 to provide for deimmobilization; to provide technical corrections for the use of the
16 term "factory-built home"; and to provide for related matters.
17 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
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1 Section 1. R.S. 6:969.6(14)(b), (21)(b), (22), and (23)(a), 969.18(A)(6),
2 969.20(C)(1)(c), and 1083(6)(introductory paragraph) are hereby amended and reenacted to
3 read as follows:
4 §969.6. Definitions
5 As used in this Chapter:
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7 (14)
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9 (b) The term does not include default charges; delinquency charges; charges
10 for checks returned for having nonsufficient funds; documentation fees;
11 manufactured housing factory-built home appraisal and title search fees; other fees
12 and charges permitted under in accordance with this Chapter; and any additional
13 fees and charges that the seller agrees to finance under the transaction that are not
14 considered to be a finance charge under in accordance with 12 C.F.R. CFR 226.4.
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16 (21)
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18 (b) The term does not include fees paid to a non-affiliated nonaffiliated loan
19 broker, default charges, deferral charges, delinquency charges, charges for checks
20 returned for having nonsufficient funds, manufactured housing factory-built home
21 appraisal, title search fees and closing costs, other fees and charges permitted under
22 in accordance with this Chapter, and any additional fees and charges that the lender
23 agrees to finance under the transaction that are not considered to be a finance charge
24 under in accordance with 12 C.F.R. CFR 226.4.
25 (22) "Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one or more
26 sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or forty
27 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or
28 more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used
29 as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the
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1 required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical
2 systems contained therein. The term includes any structure meeting all of the
3 requirements of this Subsection except the size requirements and with respect to
4 which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certificate required by the United States
5 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards
6 established under Title 42 of the United States Code. "Factory-built home" has the
7 meaning given to that term in R.S. 9:1149.2.
8 (23)(a) "Motor vehicle" means any new or used transportation device,
9 including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and other vehicles that are operated over
10 the public highways and the streets of this state, but does not include traction
11 engines, boat trailers, road rollers, implements of husbandry, and other agricultural
12 vehicles. A manufactured factory-built home is deemed to be a "motor vehicle" for
13 purposes of this Chapter only if it is anticipated at the time of the transaction that the
14 manufactured factory-built home will not be immobilized pursuant to R.S. 9:1149.4
15 9:1149.6.
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17 §969.18. Documentation and compliance fees; notary fees; transfer of equity and
18 other fees; disclosure
19 A.
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21 (6) The extender of credit may charge for any fees and expenses incurred for
22 flood determination and flood zone monitoring services in connection with the
23 financing of a manufactured factory-built home.
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25 §969.20. Rebates upon prepayment; prepayment charges; return of lien documents
26 upon payment in full of the balance due
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28 C.(1) There is no requirement that prepaid finance charges be rebated upon
29 prepayment in full of a simple interest transaction, provided that all of the following
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1 conditions are satisfied:
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3 (c) Other than in connection with a credit transaction involving a
4 manufactured factory-built home, prepaid finance charges assessed under the
5 transaction did not exceed five percent of the original amount financed or amount
6 deferred.
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8 §1083. Definitions
9 As used in this Chapter:
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11 (6) "Federally related mortgage loan" means an extension of credit to a
12 consumer secured by a first mortgage on residential immovable property located in
13 this state, including: a mobile factory-built home which that will be immobilized
14 pursuant to R.S. 9:1149.4 9:1149.6 and is designed principally for the occupancy of
15 from one to four families; and which that is one of the following:
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17 Section 2. R.S. 9:374(B) and (C), Part IV of Chapter 1 of Code Title I of Code Book
18 II of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:1149.1
19 through 1149.7, R.S. 9:3259.1(A), (B), (E), and (F), 3259.3, and 5363.1 are hereby amended
20 and reenacted to read as follows:
21 §374. Possession and use of family residence or community movables or
22 immovables
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24 B. When the family residence is community property or is owned by the
25 spouses in indivision, or the spouses own community immovables or a community
26 manufactured factory-built home as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2 and occupied as a
27 residence, regardless of whether it has been immobilized, after or in conjunction with
28 the filing of a petition for divorce, either spouse may petition for, and a court may
29 award to one of the spouses, after a contradictory hearing, the use and occupancy of
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1 the family residence and use of community immovables or the community
2 manufactured factory-built home pending partition of the property or further order
3 of the court, whichever occurs first. In these cases, the court shall inquire into the
4 relative economic status of the spouses, including both community and separate
5 property, and the needs of the children, if any, and shall award the use and
6 occupancy of the family residence and the use of any community immovables or the
7 community manufactured factory-built home to the spouse in accordance with the
8 best interest of the family. If applicable, the court shall consider the granting of the
9 occupancy of the family residence and the use of community immovables or the
10 community manufactured factory-built home in awarding spousal support.
11 C. A spouse who, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A or B of
12 this Section, uses and occupies or is awarded by the court the use and occupancy of
13 the family residence, a community immovable occupied as a residence, or a
14 community manufactured factory-built home as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2 and
15 occupied as a residence, regardless of whether it has been immobilized, shall not be
16 liable to the other spouse for rental for the use and occupancy, except as hereafter
17 provided.
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19 PART IV. MANUFACTURED FACTORY-BUILT HOME PROPERTY ACT
20 §1149.1. Short title
21 This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufactured
22 Factory-Built Home Property Act."
23 §1149.2. Definitions
24 In this Chapter Part, the following words and phrases terms shall have the
25 meaning ascribed to them following meanings unless the content or subject matter
26 context clearly indicates otherwise:
27 (1) "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or
28 association.
29 (2) "Manufactured home" means a mobile home or residential mobile home.
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1 (3) "Mobile home" means a factory assembled structure or structures
2 transportable in one or more sections, with or without a permanent foundation, and
3 includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained
4 therein.
5 (4) "Manufacturer" means any person regularly engaged in the business of
6 assembling manufactured homes, either within or without this state.
7 (5) "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or
8 exchanging manufactured homes which are subject to license under Chapter 4 of the
9 Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
10 (6) "Commissioner" means the director of public safety or his duly assigned
11 assistants, as provided for in R.S. 40:1301, who, in addition to all other powers, shall
12 have all powers granted and perform such duties as are imposed on the commissioner
13 by this Chapter.
14 (7) "Vehicle" means mobile homes and residential mobile homes.
15 (8) "Mortgage" shall include any rights under a retail installment contract, a
16 chattel mortgage, a security agreement under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial
17 Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.), and mortgages upon immovable property.
18 (9) "Certificate of title" means a vehicle certificate of title as provided for in
19 R.S. 32:701.
20 (10) "Residential mobile home" means a manufactured home designed to be
21 used as a dwelling, and may include a mobile home or a residential mobile home that
22 has been declared to be a part of the realty as provided in R.S. 9:1149.4.
23 (11) "Retail installment contract" means an agreement entered into pursuant
24 to Chapter 10 of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
25 (12) "Manufacturer's certificate of origin" means a certificate on a form to be
26 prescribed by the commissioner, and furnished by the manufacturer, showing the
27 original transfer of a new vehicle from the manufacturer to the original purchaser,
28 and each subsequent transfer between distributor and dealer, dealer and dealer, and
29 dealer to owner, through and including the transfer to the title applicant.
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1 (1) "Certificate of title" means a vehicle certificate of title as provided
2 for in R.S. 32:701 et seq.
3 (2) "Commissioner" means the director of public safety or any duly
4 assigned assistants, as provided for in R.S. 40:1301 et seq., who, in addition to
5 all other powers, shall have all powers granted and perform the duties imposed
6 on the commissioner by this Part.
7 (3) "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling,
8 or exchanging factory-built homes that are subject to license in accordance with
9 Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
10 (4) "Factory-built home" means a manufactured home, mobile home, or
11 modular home as defined in this Part.
12 (5) "Manufactured home" means a residential dwelling unit that is
13 factory-built and is constructed to standards and codes as promulgated by the
14 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under
15 the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
16 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended, and that bears the permanently
17 affixed seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban
18 Development.
19 (6) "Manufacturer" means any person regularly engaged in the business
20 of building or constructing factory-built homes, whether in or outside of this
21 state.
22 (7) "Manufacturer's certificate of origin" means a certificate on a form
23 to be prescribed by the commissioner, and furnished by the manufacturer,
24 showing the original transfer of a factory-built home from the manufacturer to
25 the original purchaser, and each subsequent transfer through and including the
26 transfer to the title applicant.
27 (8) "Mobile home" means a residential dwelling unit that is factory-built
28 and is constructed to voluntary standards or constructed prior to the passage
29 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
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1 of 1974.
2 (9) "Modular home" means a residential dwelling unit that is
3 factory-built and is constructed to the International Residential Code standards
4 as adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.
5 Revision Comments – 2024
6 (a) This Section does not change the law but clarifies that the Factory-Built
7 Home Property Act applies to all forms of factory-built homes, while aligning the
8 definitions of factory-built homes with the Uniform Standards Code for
9 Manufactured and Modular Housing, R.S. 51:911.21 et seq.
10 (b) The terms "manufactured home", "mobile home", and "modular home"
11 refer to any home that is built in a factory even if the factory-built components of
12 that home will be assembled on the land where the factory-built home will be
13 located.
14 (c) A factory-built addition, such as an individual room, incorporated into a
15 building may be a component part of that building pursuant to Civil Code Article
16 466.
17 §1149.3. Classification
18 Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 9:1149.4, when any manufactured home
19 shall be moved to and located in or upon any immovable property, or installed
20 therein or thereon in a manner which, under any law, might make the manufactured
21 home an immovable or component part thereof, the manufactured home shall be and
22 will remain a movable subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the
23 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 governing its mortgage or sale and subject to the
24 provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and Chapter 10
25 of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and Code Book III, Code Title
26 XII, Chapter 2 of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 governing its
27 financing. Title to the vehicle shall not pass by the sale of the immovable property
28 to which it has been actually or fictitiously attached, whether such sale be
29 conventional or judicial. No sale or mortgage of or lien upon the immovable property
30 shall in any manner affect or impair the rank or privilege of a chattel mortgage or
31 security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws on such
32 manufactured home, or the remedies of the holder thereof for its enforcement.
33 Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 9:1149.6, when any factory-built
34 home is moved to and located upon immovable property, the factory-built home
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1 shall remain movable.
2 Revision Comments – 2024
3 (a) This provision does not change the law. Before the passage of the
4 Manufactured Home Property Act in 1982, a factory-built home was considered a
5 building under general provisions in the Civil Code and accordingly was classified
6 as immovable. See Civil Code Articles 463 and 464; Ellis v. Dillon, 345 So. 2d 1241,
7 1243 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1977). The Manufactured Home Property Act altered the
8 default classification of manufactured homes to movable. This provision retains the
9 classification of manufactured homes as movables and clarifies that all factory-built
10 homes, including modular homes and mobile homes, are classified as movables.
11 (b) This provision maintains the classification of a factory-built home placed
12 on land or another foundational structure, such as a concrete slab, as a movable.
13 Nevertheless, this provision does not alter the classification provided in the Civil
14 Code for factory-built components incorporated into an existing building. Such
15 components may be component parts of that building pursuant to Civil Code Article
16 466.
17 (c) As a movable, a factory-built home is subject to all provisions of law
18 relating to movable property, such as provisions pertaining to sales, security
19 interests, and taxes. Accordingly, ownership of the factory-built home does not
20 automatically transfer by the sale of the immovable on which the factory-built home
21 is located. Similarly, a sale or mortgage of the immovable on which the factory-built
22 home is located does not affect any security interest attached to the factory-built
23 home.
24 §1149.4. Presumption of grant of interest
25 It shall be presumed that any transfer of an immovable on which a
26 nonimmobilized factory-built home is located includes all of the transferor's
27 interest in the factory-built home, subject to the rights of third persons in the
28 factory-built home.
29 Revision Comments – 2024
30 (a) This provision is new. It is modeled after R.S. 9:2971 and 2981, which
31 provide that the transfer of land presumptively includes any interest the transferor
32 has in any water bodies or roads contiguous to the land. The presumption in this
33 Section, like the presumptions in those statutes, applies only to the transferor's
34 interest in the factory-built home.
35 (b) The presumption in this provision applies subject to the rights of third
36 persons in the factory-built home. See Civil Code Article 3343, defining third
37 persons. When a third person, such as a lender, has an interest in a factory-built
38 home, and the land on which the factory-built home is transferred, the presumption
39 that the transferor's interest in the factory-built home has also been transferred
40 applies, but any rights the transferee acquires in that factory-built home remain
41 subject to the rights of the third person.
42 (c) The law of acquisitive prescription of movables applies to factory-built
43 homes, given their classification as movables. See Civil Code Articles 3489, 3490,
44 and 3491. The presumption provided in this Section does not alter the classification
45 of the factory-built home as movable.
46 (d) The presumption provided in this Section applies only to nonimmobilized
47 homes. Immobilized homes that have become component parts of an immovable
48 transfer with the immovable pursuant to general provisions of the Civil Code. For
49 that reason, no presumption of transfer is required. See Civil Code Articles 469 and
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1 493.1.
2 §1149.5. Security devices interests
3 A. Every retail installment contract, chattel mortgage, or security agreement
4 entered into for the purchase or the refinance of a manufactured home or its contents,
5 or both, shall be effective as against third persons and shall take its rank and priority
6 as provided in Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq.
7 A retail installment contract, chattel mortgage, security agreement or a financing
8 statement in the form approved by the commissioner is filed when received provided
9 the receipt is subsequently validated by the office of the commissioner. A security
10 interest in a factory-built home shall be effective as to third persons and shall
11 take its rank and priority as provided in Uniform Commercial Code - Secured
12 Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq.
13 B. Validation of the receipt of the retail installment contract or chattel
14 mortgage, security agreement or financing statement by the commissioner shall
15 affect third persons wherever the manufactured home or the contents thereof are
16 located.
17 §1149.4.§1149.6. Immobilization; declaration
18 A. A manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an
19 immovable when there is recorded in the appropriate conveyance or mortgage
20 records of the parish where the said lot or tract of land is situated an authentic act or
21 a validly executed and acknowledged sale or mortgage or sale with mortgage which
22 contains a description of the manufactured home as described in the certificate of
23 title or manufacturer's certificate of origin and a description of the lot or tract of land
24 upon which the manufactured home is placed, and contains a declaration by the
25 owner of the manufactured home and, when applicable, the holder of a mortgage or
26 security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws on the
27 manufactured home, that it shall remain permanently attached to the lot or tract of
28 land described in the instrument. A factory-built home shall be immovable when
29 there is a declaration by the owner of the factory-built home filed for registry
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1 in the conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable to which the
2 factory-built home is attached is located.
3 B. The declaration shall contain all of the following:
4 (1) A description of the factory-built home as described in the certificate
5 of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin and a description of the
6 immovable upon which the factory-built home is located, including the name of
7 a record owner of the immovable.
8 (2) A declaration that the factory-built home shall remain permanently
9 attached to the immovable.
10 (3) The concurrence of the holder of any perfected security interest in the
11 factory-built home.
12 C. Upon recordation of the act described above the filing of the declaration,
13 the manufactured factory-built home shall cease to be subject to the application of
14 Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the taxes
15 applicable to movables and shall thereafter be subject to all laws concerning
16 immovable property; however, nothing herein. Nothing in this Section shall be
17 construed to affect the rights of the holder of a validly recorded chattel mortgage or
18 previously perfected security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial
19 Laws duly noted on the certificate of title in the factory-built home. A previously
20 perfected security interest in the factory-built home at the time of
21 immobilization has the same priority over existing and subsequent mortgages
22 and other encumbrances on the immovable as would a properly and timely
23 perfected purchase-money security interest in fixtures.
24 C.(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no action to collect a tax
25 applicable to movables which is purported to be due or became due on any purchase
26 made on or after September 1, 2005, through December 31, 2006, of any
27 manufactured home used solely as residential housing in the following parishes
28 which have been severely impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita shall be initiated
29 or continued, if the basis of such action is the date upon which the declaration of
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1 immovability provided for in Subsection A of this Section is recorded in the
2 conveyance or mortgage records:
3 (a) The parishes of St. Helena and Cameron.
4 (b) The parish of West Feliciana.
5 (c) The parish of St. James.
6 (d) The parishes of East Feliciana, Point Coupee, and West Baton Rouge.
7 (e) The parishes of Allen, Assumption, and Sabine.
8 (f) The parish of Plaquemines.
9 (g) The parishes of Beauregard, Evangeline, Iberville, and Jefferson Davis.
10 (h) The parishes of Acadia, Ascension, Iberia, Lafourche, Livingston, St.
11 Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary,
12 Vermilion, Vernon, and Washington.
13 (i) The parishes of Tangipahoa and Terrebonne.
14 (j) The parishes of Calcasieu, Lafayette, and St. Tammany.
15 (k) The parishes of East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans.
16 (2) With respect to actions to collect a tax applicable to movables which is
17 purported to be due or became due on those manufactured homes specified in
18 Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if the basis of such action is the date upon which
19 the declaration of immovability was filed, then the date of immobilization shall relate
20 back to the twentieth day of the month following the month of the delivery of the
21 manufactured home.
22 (3) The purchaser of a manufactured home who formerly lived at a physical
23 address on or after September 1, 2004, within one of the parishes as provided for in
24 Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, who bought a manufactured home on or after
25 September 1, 2005, through December 31, 2006, for use solely as residential
26 housing, shall also be eligible for the relief provided for in this Subsection if the
27 purchaser submits an Affidavit of Displacement to the Department of Revenue
28 attesting that the purchaser resided in one of the parishes as provided for in
29 Paragraph (1) of this Subsection on or after September 1, 2004.
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1 D.(1) Upon recordation of the act of immobilization the filing of the
2 declaration provided by this Section, the owner of the manufactured factory-built
3 home or his agent shall file with the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and
4 Corrections a certified copy of the act declaration. The secretary of the Department
5 of Public Safety and Corrections shall create an Internet internet accessible
6 searchable database providing a public record of each such filing, indicating the
7 name of the owner of the manufactured factory-built home, the date of recording of
8 the act of immobilization filing of the declaration in accordance with Subsection
9 A of this Section, the parish where the act declaration is recorded filed, the year of
10 manufacture, the name of the manufacturer, the dimensions and the vehicle
11 identification number or numbers of the manufactured factory-built home, and the
12 date of the secretary's filing of a copy of the act declaration of immobilization.
13 (2)E. The secretary shall return to the owner or his agent an acknowledgment
14 that the act declaration has been received and the public record has been created.
15 This acknowledgment shall contain information sufficient to allow the location of
16 the public record to be ascertained. For creating this public record, the secretary of
17 the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to charge and collect
18 the fee provided in R.S. 32:412.1(A)(3)(y) 32:412.1(A)(25). The failure of the owner
19 or his agent to file a certified copy of the declaration of immobilization as provided
20 in this Subsection D of this Section shall not impair the validity or enforceability of
21 the act of immobilization declaration as provided by this Section.
22 Revision Comments – 2024
23 (a) This provision changes the law in that it does not require a declaration of
24 immobilization to be in the form of an authentic act. In requiring that the owner file
25 a declaration of immobilization for the factory-built home in the conveyance records,
26 this provision follows general provisions on immobilization. See Civil Code Article
27 467.
28 (b) This provision changes the law in that it requires the declaration of
29 immobilization to be filed in the conveyance records, rather than either the
30 conveyance records or the mortgage records. A declaration filed only in the
31 mortgage records would be ineffective to immobilize the factory-built home.
32 (c) This provision maintains current law by providing that if a secured party
33 has a perfected security interest in a factory-built home at the time a declaration of
34 immobilization is filed, the secured party does not lose its security interest in the
35 factory-built home upon immobilization. The secured party must concur in the
36 immobilization, but the secured party's security interest in the factory-built home
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1 remains intact after the immobilization. The provision states the priority that the
2 secured party has against those holding mortgages and other security rights in the
3 immovable by analogizing to the priority established in R.S. 10:9-334(d) and (e) for
4 properly and timely perfected purchase-money security interests in fixtures.
5 §1149.6.§1149.7. Deimmobilization; declaration; detachment or removal
6 A. The owner may deimmobilize a manufactured home by detachment or
7 removal. However, to affect third persons, an authentic act or sale or mortgage or
8 sale with mortgage containing a description of the manufactured home as described
9 in the previous certificate of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin, a description
10 of the lot or tract of land upon which the manufactured home has been placed, a
11 statement of intent by the owner that he no longer intends the manufactured home
12 to be an immovable and a description of the document by which the manufactured
13 home was immobilized, including the recording information, must be filed in the
14 appropriate conveyance or mortgage records of the parish where the said lot or tract
15 of land is situated. The owner of the immovable upon which a factory-built home
16 is immobilized may deimmobilize the factory-built home by filing a declaration
17 of deimmobilization in the conveyance records of the parish in which the
18 immovable is located.
19 B. The declaration shall contain all of the following:
20 (1) A description of the factory-built home as described in the previous
21 certificate of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin.
22 (2) A description of the immovable upon which the factory-built home
23 has been located.
24 (3) A statement that the owner no longer desires for the factory-built
25 home to be immovable.
26 (4) A description of the declaration of immobilization, including the
27 recording information.
28 (5) The concurrence of the holder of any perfected security interest,
29 recorded mortgages, or other real security encumbering the factory-built home.
30 C. Thereafter the The owner may apply to the commissioner for a certificate
31 of title according to the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised
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1 Statutes of 1950. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of title upon the
2 furnishing of all of the following:
3 (a) a (1) A certificate of mortgages;.
4 (b) a (2) A certified copy of the act declaration of deimmobilization as
5 provided in R.S. 9:1149.6(A); and Subsections A and B of this Section.
6 (c) a (3) A release or cancellation of all mortgages previously secured by
7 encumbering the manufactured home and/or factory-built home or the immovable
8 property upon which the manufactured factory-built home was located.
9 C.D. Upon the issuance of a certificate of title by the commissioner, the
10 manufactured factory-built home shall be deemed a movable, and shall be subject
11 to all laws concerning movable property.
12 E. In the absence of rights of a third person in the factory-built home, the
13 owner of an immovable upon which a factory-built home is located may
14 deimmobilize the factory-built home by detachment or removal.
15 Revision Comments – 2024
16 (a) Subsection E of this provision clarifies that deimmobilization by
17 detachment or removal can occur only in the absence of the rights of third persons.
18 It is modeled after the general rules on deimmobilization. See Civil Code Article
19 468. While deimmobilization by detachment or removal alone is allowed in the
20 absence of any third-party rights in the immobilized factory-built home, for clarity
21 of title, the owner of an immobilized factory-built home who deimmobilizes it
22 through detachment or removal would be wise also to file a declaration of
23 deimmobilization.
24 (b) If a third person has a security interest, mortgage, or other real security
25 encumbering the immobilized factory-built home, the owner of the immovable on
26 which the factory-built home is located must file a declaration of deimmobilization
27 that includes the concurrence of the third person in order to deimmobilize the
28 factory-built home.
29 §1149.7. Reference to prior law
30 The provisions of this Part shall replace the provisions of R.S. 32:710(N) and
31 whenever any reference is made in any law to R.S. 32:710(N), said law or laws shall
32 be deemed to refer to the provisions of this Part.
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34 §3259.1. Unpaid rent; mobile homes or manufactured housing factory-built homes;
35 notification by lessor
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1 A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following
2 meanings:
3 (1) "Lessor" shall mean the owner of the unsubdivided immovable property
4 on which three or more lots are available for rent for locating a mobile home or
5 manufactured housing. "Factory-built home" shall have the meaning given to
6 that term in R.S. 9:1149.2.
7 (2) "Lessee" shall mean the person leasing the immovable property on which
8 a mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built home is located.
9 (3) "Mobile home" and "manufactured housing" means a structure,
10 transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet
11 or more in width or forty body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is
12 three hundred twenty or more square feet and which, is built on a permanent chassis
13 and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when
14 connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, and air
15 conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall
16 include any structure which meets all the requirements of this Paragraph except the
17 size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a
18 certification required by the fire marshal and complies with the standards established
19 by this Part. The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured housing" shall include a
20 manufactured home, a modular home, and a residential mobile home that is no
21 longer declared to be a part of the realty pursuant to R.S. 9:1149.6. "Lessor" shall
22 mean the owner of the unsubdivided immovable property on which three or
23 more lots are available for rent for locating a factory-built home.
24 (4) "Mortgagor" shall mean the person executing the security device as the
25 obligor or the transferee if the mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built
26 home has been transferred and the obligations under the security device have been
27 assumed by another person with written consent of the holder of the security device.
28 (5) "Secured party" shall mean the holder of a security interest under Chapter
29 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) Uniform Commercial
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1 Code - Secured Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq., or a chattel mortgage, the
2 pledgee or assignee of a chattel mortgage or security agreement, or the agent of the
3 holder, assignee, or pledgee of a chattel mortgage or security agreement, or the
4 holder of a promissory note executed for the sale of a factory-built home if that note
5 is sold with recourse against the holder of the note, or the vendor of a retail
6 installment contract as defined in R.S. 6:951 6:969.6 when such the retail installment
7 contract is sold with recourse against the vendor.
8 (6) "Security device" means a security interest under Chapter 9 of the
9 Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) Uniform Commercial Code
10 - Secured Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq., a chattel mortgage, or a promissory
11 note executed for the sale of a mobile home or for manufactured housing
12 factory-built home or a retail installment contract entered into pursuant to Chapter
13 10-B of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for the sale of a mobile
14 home or for manufactured housing factory-built home.
15 B. When the rental payments for immovable property on which a mobile
16 home or manufactured housing factory-built home is located are sixty days past the
17 due date for the payment, the lessor shall notify the secured parties and the
18 mortgagor, if the mortgagor is not the lessee or occupant of the mobile home or
19 manufactured housing factory-built home, in writing by mail that the rental
20 payments are sixty days past the due date. The notice shall include the following
21 information if known or readily available to the lessor or if available from the office
22 of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections:
23 (1) The lessor's name.
24 (2) The lessee's name.
25 (3) The mortgagor's name.
26 (4) The location of the mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built
27 home.
28 (5) The number of days that the rental payments are overdue, the monthly
29 rental payment, and the total amount past due.
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1 (6) The vehicle identification number of the mobile home or manufactured
2 housing factory-built home.
3 (7) A description of the mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built
4 home including the make, model, year, dimensions, and any identification numbers
5 or marks.
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7 E. The lessor shall be entitled to collect a fee of twenty-five dollars from the
8 secured parties in addition to all rental or storage payments due at the time the
9 mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built home is repossessed when such
10 notification is made and the secured party subsequently obtains possession of the
11 mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built home.
12 F. The office of motor vehicles in the Department of Public Safety and
13 Corrections shall maintain a record of all mobile homes and manufactured housing
14 each factory-built home for which a vehicle certificate of title has been issued
15 pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and
16 which is subject to a security device for a period of ten years or for the period stated
17 for the termination of the security device. The record shall include, if available:
18 (1) The name and address of the mortgagor or vendee of the mobile home or
19 manufactured housing factory-built home.
20 (2) The names and addresses of the primary secured party and any secondary
21 secured party on any security device.
22 (3) The vehicle identification number of the mobile home or manufactured
23 housing factory-built home.
24 (4) A description of the mobile home or manufactured housing factory-built
25 home including the make, model, year, dimensions, and any identification numbers.
26 * * *
27 §3259.3. Privilege for unpaid lease payments; abandoned manufactured
28 factory-built homes and abandoned movable property; enforcement
29 of privilege by owner of immovable property; definitions
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1 A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following
2 meanings:
3 (1) "Abandoned manufactured factory-built home" means a manufactured
4 factory-built home that has a current fair market value not exceeding five thousand
5 dollars that is not encumbered by a mortgage, lien, privilege, or security interest, that
6 is placed upon immovable property of another subject to a lease agreement, when the
7 lessee has notified the owner of the immovable property that the lessee no longer
8 intends to remain in the manufactured factory-built home and intends to abandon
9 the remaining movable property, or when a reasonable person would conclude from
10 all appearances that the lessee no longer intends to occupy the manufactured
11 factory-built home or claim ownership to any of the remaining movable property.
12 (2) "Abandoned movable property" means contents, personal items, or other
13 movable property as defined by Civil Code Article 475 of the lessee left in the
14 abandoned manufactured factory-built home.
15 (3) "Manufactured home" means a mobile home or residential mobile home
16 as defined by "Factory-built home" shall have the meaning given to that term
17 in R.S. 9:1149.2.
18 B.(1) The owner of immovable property to secure the payment of rent and
19 other obligations arising under the lease shall have a privilege on any abandoned
20 manufactured factory-built home that is not encumbered by a mortgage, lien,
21 privilege, or security interest, and on any abandoned movable property that is placed
22 upon the immovable property pursuant to a lease agreement.
23 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the provisions of this
24 Section shall not apply to any manufactured factory-built home or abandoned
25 manufactured factory-built home that is encumbered by a mortgage, lien, privilege,
26 or security interest.
27 C. In the event of default by the lessee and abandonment of the manufactured
28 factory-built home and after compliance with the provisions of R.S. 9:3259.1, if
29 applicable, the owner of the immovable property may enforce judicially all of his
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1 rights under the lease agreement, and to enforce his the privilege for the debt due
2 him, as follows:
3 (1) The owner of the immovable property shall be authorized to remove any
4 lock on the abandoned manufactured factory-built home located on the immovable
5 property in order to compile a brief and general description of the abandoned
6 manufactured factory-built home and abandoned movable property, including the
7 serial number and vehicle identification number of the manufactured factory-built
8 home, if available, upon which a privilege is claimed and shall be entitled to place
9 his own lock upon such manufactured the factory-built home until his the privilege
10 is satisfied.
11 (2) The lessee shall be notified of the owner's intention to enforce his the
12 privilege.
13 (3) The notice shall be delivered in person to the lessee or sent by certified
14 mail to the last known address of the lessee.
15 (4) The notice shall include:
16 (a) A copy of any written lease agreement between the owner and defaulting
17 lessee, or, if the lease agreement is verbal, a summary of its terms and conditions.
18 (b) An itemized statement of the owner's claim, showing the sum due at the
19 time of the notice and the date when the sum became due.
20 (c) The name of the owner of the abandoned manufactured factory-built
21 home, if known, and a brief and general description of the abandoned manufactured
22 factory-built home and abandoned movable property, including the serial and
23 vehicle identification numbers of the abandoned manufactured factory-built home,
24 if known, upon which a privilege is claimed. The description shall be reasonably
25 adequate to permit the person notified to identify it, except that any container,
26 including but not limited to a trunk, valise, or box that is locked, fastened, sealed, or
27 tied in a manner which that deters immediate access to its contents, may be
28 described as such without describing its contents.
29 (d) Notification that the lessee has been or shall be denied access to the
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1 abandoned manufactured factory-built home and abandoned movable property, if
2 such denial is permitted under the terms of the lease agreement, with the name, street
3 address, and telephone number of the owner or his designated agent whom the lessee
4 may contact to respond to the notice.
5 (e) A demand for payment within a specified time not less than fifteen days
6 after the date of mailing or delivery of the notice.
7 (f) A statement that the abandoned manufactured factory-built home, its
8 contents, and any other abandoned movable property on the immovable property are
9 subject to the owner's privilege, and that, unless the claim is paid within the time
10 stated in the notice, the abandoned manufactured factory-built home and abandoned
11 movable property are to be advertised for sale or other disposition and to be sold or
12 otherwise disposed of to satisfy the owner's privilege for lease payments due and
13 other charges at a specified time and place.
14 (5) Actual receipt of the notice made pursuant to this Section shall not be
15 required. Within fourteen days after mailing of the notice, an advertisement of the
16 sale or other disposition of movable property subject to the privilege shall be
17 published on at least one occasion in a newspaper of general circulation where the
18 abandoned manufactured factory-built home is located. The advertisement shall
19 include:
20 (a) The name of the owner of the abandoned manufactured factory-built
21 home, if known, and a brief and general description of the abandoned manufactured
22 factory-built home and abandoned movable property, including the serial and
23 vehicle identification numbers of the abandoned manufactured factory-built home,
24 if known, reasonably adequate to permit its identification as provided by
25 Subparagraph (4)(c) of this Subsection.
26 (b) The address of the immovable property upon which the abandoned
27 manufactured factory-built home is located and the name of the lessee.
28 (c) The time, place, and manner of the sale or other disposition.
29 (6) The sale or other disposition of the abandoned manufactured
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1 factory-built home and abandoned movable property shall take place not sooner
2 than thirty days following publication as required by this Section.
3 D.(1) Upon completion of the procedures required by Subsection C of this
4 Section, the owner of the immovable property may file suit for possession or
5 ownership of the abandoned manufactured factory-built home and abandoned
6 movable property pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 4912.
7 (2) The owner of the immovable property shall attach to the petition evidence
8 of the lease agreement, copies of the notice and advertisement required by
9 Subsection C of this Section, and evidence that the abandoned manufactured
10 factory-built home is valued at less than five thousand dollars. If the serial or
11 vehicle identification numbers are not known, the owner of the immovable property
12 shall provide certification of a physical inspection of the abandoned manufactured
13 factory-built home for the purpose of vehicle identification number verification by
14 a law enforcement officer trained and certified by the Department of Public Safety
15 and Corrections to inspect motor vehicles as provided in Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the
16 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The certification shall certify that the serial or
17 vehicle identification numbers are not known. The owner of the immovable property
18 shall certify in his the petition, or attach an affidavit of the owner of the immovable
19 property attesting, that there is no mortgage, lien, privilege, or security interest
20 encumbering the abandoned manufactured factory-built home based on a search of
21 the parish mortgage records and records of the Department of Public Safety and
22 Corrections, office of motor vehicles.
23 (3) Upon finding that the owner of the immovable property has satisfied the
24 requirements of this Section, the court shall authorize the sale of the abandoned
25 manufactured factory-built home and abandoned movable property by the
26 petitioner.
27 E.(1) Upon obtaining approval from the court, the owner of the immovable
28 property may proceed to sell the abandoned manufactured factory-built home and
29 abandoned movable property. Any sale or other disposition of the abandoned
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1 manufactured factory-built home and abandoned movable property shall conform
2 to the terms of the notification as provided by this Section.
3 (2) Any sale or other disposition of the abandoned manufactured
4 factory-built home and abandoned movable property shall be held at the address of
5 the immovable property where the abandoned manufactured factory-built home is
6 located, as indicated in the notice required by this Section. The owner shall sell the
7 abandoned manufactured factory-built home and abandoned movable property to
8 the highest bidder, if any. If there are no bidders, the owner may purchase the
9 movable property for a price at least sufficient to satisfy his the claim for lease
10 payments due and all other charges, or he may donate the abandoned manufactured
11 factory-built home and abandoned movable property to charity.
12 (3) Prior to any sale or other disposition of the abandoned manufactured
13 factory-built home or abandoned movable property to enforce the privilege granted
14 by this Section, the lessee may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the privilege,
15 including all reasonable expenses incurred under in accordance with this Section,
16 and thereby redeem the movable property. Upon receipt of such payment, the owner
17 shall have no liability to any person with respect to such the movable property.
18 (4) A purchaser in good faith of the abandoned manufactured factory-built
19 home or abandoned movable property sold by an owner to enforce the privilege
20 granted by this Section takes the property free of any claims or rights of persons
21 against whom the privilege was valid, despite noncompliance by the owner with the
22 requirements of this Section, but takes subject to any mortgages, liens, privileges,
23 and security interests that encumber the abandoned manufactured factory-built
24 home at the time of the sale.
25 (5) In the event of a sale held pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the
26 owner may satisfy his the privilege from the proceeds of the sale, but shall hold the
27 balance, if any, as a credit in the name of the lessee whose property was sold. The
28 lessee may claim the balance of the proceeds within two years of the date of sale,
29 without any interest thereon, and if unclaimed within the two-year period, the credit
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1 shall become the property of the owner, without further recourse by the lessee. If the
2 sale or other disposition of the abandoned manufactured factory-built home and
3 abandoned movable property made pursuant to the provisions of this Section does
4 not satisfy the owner's claim for lease payments due and other charges, the owner
5 may proceed by ordinary proceedings to collect the balance owed.
6 (6) After conclusion of the sale, the act of sale of the abandoned
7 manufactured factory-built home may be filed with the court, and a judgment
8 recognizing the sale shall be rendered by the court and recognized by the Department
9 of Public Safety and Corrections pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 4912.
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11 §5363.1. Abandoned mobile factory-built homes; secured parties
12 A. Definitions
13 (1) "Mobile home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections,
14 which is eight body feet or more in width and is thirty-two body feet or more in
15 length, designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation
16 when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air
17 conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. The term "mobile home" shall
18 include a modular home, a mobile home, and a residential mobile home that is no
19 longer declared to be part of the realty pursuant to R.S. 9:1149.6.
20 (2) "Abandoned" or "abandonment" shall mean that the secured party has
21 been notified by the mortgagor or by the owner of the immovable property on which
22 the mobile factory-built home is located that the mortgagor no longer intends to
23 remain in the mobile factory-built home, or when a reasonable person would
24 conclude that the mobile factory-built home is no longer being occupied and from
25 all appearances substantially all of the mortgagor's personal belongings have been
26 removed from the mobile factory-built home.
27 (2) "Factory-built home" shall have the meaning given to that term in
28 R.S. 9:1149.2.
29 (3) "Mortgagor" shall mean the person executing the chattel mortgage or
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1 security agreement under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S.
2 10:9-101 et seq.) in accordance with Uniform Commercial Code - Secured
3 Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101 et seq., or, if the mobile factory-built home has been
4 transferred and the chattel mortgage or security interest under Chapter 9 of the
5 Louisiana Commercial Laws in accordance with Uniform Commercial Code -
6 Secured Transactions has been assumed by a new purchaser with written consent
7 of the holder of the chattel mortgage or security agreement, the transferee.
8 (4) "Secured party" shall mean the holder of the chattel mortgage or security
9 interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws in accordance with
10 Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions, the pledgee or assignee of the
11 chattel mortgage or security interest, or the agent of the holder, assignee, or pledgee
12 of the chattel mortgage or security interest.
13 B.(1) In addition to those remedies provided in R.S. 9:5363 Uniform
14 Commercial Code - Secured Transactions, the holder of a chattel mortgage
15 enforceable against third parties pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana
16 Revised Statutes of 1950 or pursuant to this Part or the secured party under a
17 perfected security interest subject to Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws,
18 Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions shall have the right to take
19 possession of the mobile factory-built home on default if all of the following criteria
20 are met:
21 (a) The mobile factory-built home has been abandoned.
22 (b) The mortgagor has not paid a minimum of two consecutive monthly
23 payments on the date due pursuant to the terms of the chattel mortgage or security
24 agreement.
25 (c) A petition has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking an
26 ex parte order authorizing the secured party to proceed pursuant to this Section. The
27 judge shall sign the order only after the secured party has completed the following:
28 (i) Posted a bond in an amount fixed by the judge, which shall be the amount
29 stated in the suit;.
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1 (ii) Executed an affidavit stating that the mobile factory-built home has been
2 abandoned;.
3 (iii) Presented to the court all documents necessary to prove that the secured
4 party is the holder of the first mortgage on the mobile factory-built home.
5 (2) If the above criteria are satisfied, the holder or holder's agent may take
6 possession of the mobile factory-built home only after a ten-day period following
7 the placing of written notice on the front door of the mobile factory-built home by
8 the sheriff, or his designee. The written notice shall contain the name of the debtor,
9 the fact that the secured party shall take possession of the mobile factory-built home
10 in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 9:5363.1 this Section, the citation and
11 docket number of the case wherein a court authorized the secured party to proceed
12 in accordance with this Section, and the name and telephone number of the secured
13 party or his agent. In addition, the secured party shall also advertise once in the
14 official publication or newspaper in the parish in which the mobile factory-built
15 home is located at the time that the secured party takes possession. The
16 advertisement only need only state the names of the debtors, the fact that the secured
17 party shall take possession of the mobile factory-built home, and the name and
18 telephone number of the individual to contact for further information. The sheriff
19 shall be paid a fee of twenty-five dollars for the placing of the written notice as
20 provided by this Paragraph.
21 (3) When the mortgagor has notified the secured party in writing that he the
22 mortgagor no longer intends to occupy the mobile factory-built home and has
23 requested that the secured party retake possession thereof, the judge may issue an
24 order waiving the provisions of this Section and may issue an order directing the
25 Department of Public Safety and Corrections to issue a new certificate of title to the
26 secured party or any other person that who purchases the abandoned mobile
27 factory-built home at a private sale. When such an order is granted by the judge, the
28 entire indebtedness shall be cancelled.
29 C. A secured party who has taken possession of a mobile factory-built home
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1 pursuant to Subsection B of this Section shall immediately give notice to the debtor
2 at such the address as specified in the chattel mortgage and at the debtor's last known
3 address, if different, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
4 D. The debtor shall have twenty-one calendar days from the date of the
5 secured party's taking possession to reclaim any personal property contained in the
6 mobile factory-built home or to redeem the mobile factory-built home by the
7 paying to the secured party in cash the entire amount of delinquent payments, all
8 interest and late charges due pursuant to the chattel mortgage, all costs of
9 transporting and housing the mobile factory-built home, and all advertisement costs.
10 Nothing herein in this Section shall prevent the secured party from reinstating the
11 promissory note and chattel mortgage or security agreement for a lesser amount at
12 the sole option of the secured party.
13 E. After the expiration of the twenty-one calendar days from the date of
14 taking possession provided for in Subsection D of this Section:
15 (1) The secured party may sell the mobile factory-built home at public or
16 private sale and apply the proceeds to the indebtedness. If there are mortgages or
17 other security interests superior to that held by the secured party, the proceeds of the
18 sale shall be paid first to those superior security interests; then the remaining
19 balance, if any, shall be applied to the secured creditor's debt. Any funds received
20 which that are in excess of the indebtedness and superior security interests,
21 including principal, interest, costs of repossession, and costs of sale, as each is
22 provided for in the chattel mortgage or note, shall be delivered to the debtor, or if he
23 the debtor cannot be found, shall be deposited with the clerk of court of the parish
24 in which the mobile factory-built home was located prior to the secured party
25 obtaining possession of the mobile factory-built home.
26 (2) The secured party shall obtain two appraisals of the mobile factory-built
27 home from two qualified appraisers, and the average of both appraisals shall be the
28 established value of the mobile factory-built home.
29 (3) If the amount of the entire indebtedness due pursuant to the chattel
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1 mortgage or security agreement which that shall be deemed accelerated at the time
2 of the sale plus the costs of transporting and storing the mobile factory-built home
3 and advertisement costs exceeds the established value of the mobile factory-built
4 home, the secured party shall have the right to bid at any public sale, without paying
5 cash, up to the amount of the total indebtedness, including the costs of transporting
6 and storing the mobile factory-built home and advertisement costs, or sell the
7 mobile factory-built home to itself for the amount of said the indebtedness.
8 (4) A secured party that sells the mobile factory-built home subject to a
9 chattel mortgage entered into prior to the time Chapter 9 of the Louisiana
10 Commercial Laws becomes became effective at either public or private sale shall not
11 have the right to seek a deficiency judgment from any debtor or other person,
12 including any guarantor, liable on the promissory note or chattel mortgage. Provided,
13 that nothing herein Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect any
14 agreement between the mortgagee and the selling dealer.
15 F. A debtor or a third party seeking to recover for damages occasioned by a
16 reclaiming of a mobile factory-built home in violation of this Section shall be
17 entitled to recover from the seizing secured party all costs and expenses incurred in
18 the prosecution of such the action, including reasonable attorney's attorney fees as
19 determined by the court. If such an action for damages is dismissed by the court, the
20 court may grant reasonable attorney's attorney fees to the creditor.
21 G. After the secured party has fulfilled the requirements of this Section and
22 has taken possession of the mobile factory-built home, the court that issued the ex
23 parte order provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(c) of this Section shall order the
24 Department of Public Safety and Corrections to issue a new certificate of title to the
25 party that purchases the abandoned mobile factory-built home at the sale provided
26 for by this Section.
27 Section 3. R.S. 10:9-102(a)(53) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
28 §9-102. Definitions and index of definitions
29 (a) Chapter 9 definitions. In this Chapter:
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2 (53) "Manufactured home" means a manufactured factory-built home as
3 defined in R.S. 9:1149.1 et seq.
4 * * *
5 Section 4. R.S. 22:1485 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 §1485. Homeowner's insurance; premium discounts
7 A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following
8 meanings:
9 (1) "Mobile home", "manufactured home", and "manufactured housing"
10 means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling
11 mode, is eight body feet or more in width or forty body feet or more in length or,
12 when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet and which is built
13 on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a
14 permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the
15 plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein.
16 "Factory-built home" has the meaning given to that term in R.S. 9:1149.2.
17 (2) "Permanently structured home" means a structure with a permanent
18 foundation that is not considered manufactured or mobile factory-built.
19 (3) "Security system" means a monitored security device that is wired to a
20 local law enforcement or fire department.
21 B. Every insurer authorized to issue a policy of homeowner's insurance in this
22 state who offers a policy premium discount based on the installation or existence of
23 a security system in a permanently structured home shall provide the same or a
24 similar premium discount for policies of homeowner's insurance covering mobile
25 homes, manufactured homes, or manufactured housing factory-built homes.
26 Section 5. R.S. 32:1(introductory paragraph) and (44), 412.1(A)(introductory
27 paragraph) and (25), 702(16), and 707(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
28 follows:
29 §1. Definitions
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1 When used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases terms have the
2 following meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly
3 indicates a different meaning otherwise:
4 * * *
5 (44) "Mobile home" means: (a) a trailer or semitrailer which is designed,
6 constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place, either
7 permanently or temporarily, and is equipped for use as a conveyance on highways;
8 or, (b) a trailer or semitrailer whose chassis and exterior shell is designed and
9 constructed for use as a mobile home, as defined in (a), but which is used instead
10 permanently or temporarily for the advertising, sales, display, or promotion of
11 merchandise or services, or for any other commercial purpose except the
12 transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution
13 by a private carrier. "Factory-built home" has the meaning given to that term in
14 R.S. 9:1149.2.
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16 §412.1. Handling charges
17 A. Except as provided for in Subsection E of this Section, the office of motor
18 vehicles shall collect, in addition to any fee authorized by law, a handling charge of
19 eight dollars for vehicle titling and registration:
20 * * *
21 (25) Records created by R.S. 9:1149.4(D) 9:1149.6.
22 * * *
23 §702. Definitions
24 As used in this Chapter:
25 * * *
26 (16) "Vehicle" shall include those devices sometimes referred to as mobile
27 factory-built homes as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), whether or not they may be
28 required to be registered or licensed under in accordance with other laws, and
29 except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions of this Chapter shall
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1 apply to the sale and mortgaging thereof. Neither the inclusion or exclusion of any
2 property in or from the definition of vehicle for purposes of this Chapter, nor any
3 other provision in this Chapter, is intended to affect in any way the status, as
4 determined under in accordance with other laws, of such the property for purposes
5 of ad valorem property taxation, or for any other taxes presently levied, or for the
6 purposes of insurance classification.
7 * * *
8 §707. Application for certificates of title; exception; salvage title; antique vehicles;
9 reconstructed title
10 A. Any purchaser of a vehicle, other than a mobile factory-built home, as
11 defined by R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall file an application for a new certificate of title
12 within five days after the delivery of a previously issued certificate of title for such
13 the vehicle, or within five days of the delivery of the vehicle, if a certificate of title
14 has not been previously issued. However, dealers Dealers need not apply for
15 certificates of title for any vehicle acquired for stock purposes, if upon reselling such
16 the vehicle, the dealer complies with the requirements of R.S. 32:705. A purchaser
17 of a mobile factory-built home, as defined by R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall apply for a
18 new certificate of title on or before the twentieth day of the month following the
19 month of delivery of the factory-built home.
20 * * *
21 Section 6. R.S. 33:3081(A)(2), 4562.1(A), and 9053.1(C) are hereby amended and
22 reenacted to read as follows:
23 §3081. Mosquito abatement service charge; Avoyelles Parish; assessment and
24 collection
25 A.
26 * * *
27 (2) For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and each
28 housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
29 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
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1 considered a structure. Such The mosquito abatement service charge or rates of
2 service charges shall be equal for all structures, except that residential units shall be
3 charged not less than thirty-five percent of the service charge for commercial units.
4 * * *
5 §4562.1. Service charge authorized; assessment and collection; St. Mary Parish
6 A. The governing authority of any recreation district in the parish of St. Mary
7 is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority,
8 a service charge or rates of service charges for each residential or commercial
9 structure for a term not to exceed ten years to be assessed on persons owning each
10 such structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
11 boundaries of the recreation district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this
12 Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in a
13 structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home,
14 as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure. Such The service
15 charges or rates of service charges shall be equal for all structures and shall be
16 framed so as to cover, and shall be used for, the costs of constructing, acquiring,
17 maintaining, operating and/or or improving recreation services and facilities for the
18 recreation district, including property and equipment necessary for such those
19 purposes.
20 * * *
21 §9053.1. Creation of parishwide ambulance service district; Bossier Parish
22 * * *
23 C. The parish governing authority may establish, with approval of a majority
24 of the electors of the single parishwide ambulance service district voting on the
25 proposition at an election held for such that purpose, user fees to be assessed persons
26 owning each residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied,
27 located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the single parishwide ambulance
28 service district, subject to the provisions of Subsection D of this Section. For the
29 purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in a structure and each
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1 housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
2 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
3 considered a structure. Such The user fees shall be established by the parish
4 governing authority and shall be used for the cost of any and all emergency medical
5 transportation and all emergency services incidental thereto.
6 * * *
7 Section 7. R.S. 40:1502.1(A)(2), 1502.2(A), 1502.3(A), 1502.4(A), 1502.5(A),
8 1502.6(A), 1502.7(A), 1502.8(A), 1502.9(A), 1502.10(A), 1502.11(A), 1502.12(A)(2),
9 1502.13(A)(2), 1502.15(A), and 1502.16(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10 follows:
11 §1502.1. Service charges authorized; assessment and collection
12 A.
13 * * *
14 (2)(a) For purposes of this Section as it relates to any fire protection district
15 situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of either Rapides, Lincoln,
16 Claiborne, Union, Morehouse, East Carroll, or West Carroll Parish, each residential
17 or commercial, unit in a structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a
18 mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a
19 structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be equal for all
20 structures of a given class and shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the
21 costs of any or all fire protection services; however, in Lincoln, Claiborne, Union,
22 Morehouse, East Carroll, and West Carroll parishes, such the service charges or rates
23 of service charges for each class of structure shall be framed so as to cover and shall
24 be used for the costs of any or all fire protection and emergency services.
25 (b) For purposes of this Section as it relates to any fire protection district
26 situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of either St. Mary, East Baton
27 Rouge, Livingston, or Caddo Parish, Fire Protection District No. 2 of St. Helena
28 Parish, Ward One Fire Protection District No. 1 of Calcasieu Parish, and Fire
29 Protection District No. 1 of Tangipahoa Parish, each residential, commercial,
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1 occupancy, or tenant unit in a structure shall be considered a separate structure, and
2 a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a
3 structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be equal for all
4 structures of a given class and shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the
5 costs of any or all fire protection services; however, in Ward One Fire Protection
6 District No. 1 of Calcasieu Parish, and in Fire Protection District No. 1 of
7 Tangipahoa Parish, such the service charges or rates of service charges for each class
8 of structure shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or
9 all fire protection and emergency services.
10 * * *
11 §1502.2. Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of
12 Beauregard Parish; assessment and collection
13 A. The governing authority of Fire Protection District Number Three of
14 Beauregard Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members
15 of the authority, a service charge of fifty dollars for each residential or commercial
16 structure for a term not to exceed ten years to be assessed persons owning each such
17 structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
18 boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B
19 of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in
20 a structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home,
21 as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure. Such The service
22 charges shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services.
23 * * *
24 §1502.3. Service charge authorized for Richland Parish; assessment and collection
25 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
26 within the geographical boundaries of Richland Parish is hereby authorized to
27 establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates
28 of service charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial
29 structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
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1 boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B
2 of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and
3 each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
4 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
5 considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be
6 equal for all structures, except that mobile factory-built homes shall be charged no
7 less than fifty percent and no more than eighty percent of the service charge, and
8 shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire
9 protection services. The fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each
10 property owner paying the service charge. All insurers and all insurance agents shall
11 have proof of a current service charge receipt before considering any reduced rates
12 because of fire district protection.
13 * * *
14 §1502.4. Service charge authorized for Madison Parish, Caldwell Parish, and
15 Franklin Parish
16 A.(1) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
17 within the geographical boundaries of Madison Parish, the governing authority of
18 any fire protection district situated wholly within Caldwell Parish, and the governing
19 authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within Franklin Parish are
20 hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a
21 service charge or rates of service charges to be assessed persons owning each
22 residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly
23 or partly within the boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions
24 of Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or
25 commercial unit and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be
26 considered a separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S.
27 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of
28 service charges shall be equal for all structures, except that mobile factory-built
29 homes shall be charged eighty percent of the service charge, and shall be framed so
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1 as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services. The
2 fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each property owner paying the
3 service charge.
4 (2) The requirement in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection that mobile
5 factory-built homes be charged eighty percent of the service charge is not applicable
6 to Crowville Fire District #1.
7 * * *
8 §1502.5. Service charge authorized for West Carroll Parish; assessment and
9 collection
10 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
11 within the geographical boundaries of West Carroll Parish is hereby authorized to
12 establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates
13 of service charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial
14 structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
15 boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B
16 of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and
17 each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
18 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
19 considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be
20 equal for all structures, except that mobile factory-built homes shall be charged no
21 less than fifty percent and no more than eighty percent of the service charge, and
22 shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire
23 protection services. The fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each
24 property owner paying the service charge. All insurers and all insurance agents shall
25 have proof of a current service charge receipt before considering any reduced rates
26 because of fire district protection.
27 * * *
28 §1502.6. Service charge authorized for Morehouse Parish; assessment and collection
29 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
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1 within the geographical boundaries of Morehouse Parish is hereby authorized to
2 establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates
3 of service charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial
4 structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
5 boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B
6 of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and
7 each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
8 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
9 considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be
10 framed by the governing authority of such a the district so as to cover and shall be
11 used for the costs of any or all fire protection services. The fire protection district
12 shall provide a receipt to each property owner paying the service charge. All insurers
13 and all insurance agents shall have proof of a current service charge receipt before
14 considering any reduced rates because of fire district protection.
15 * * *
16 §1502.7. Service charge authorized for East Carroll Parish; assessment and
17 collection
18 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
19 within the geographical boundaries of East Carroll Parish is hereby authorized to
20 establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates
21 of service charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial
22 structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
23 boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B
24 of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and
25 each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
26 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
27 considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be
28 equal for all structures, except that mobile factory-built homes shall be charged no
29 less than fifty percent and no more than eighty percent of the service charge, and
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1 shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire
2 protection services. The fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each
3 property owner paying the service charge. All insurers and all insurance agents shall
4 have proof of a current service charge receipt before considering any reduced rates
5 because of fire district protection.
6 * * *
7 §1502.8. Service charge authorized for Grant Parish; assessment and collection
8 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
9 within the geographical boundaries of Grant Parish is hereby authorized to establish,
10 by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates of service
11 charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial structure,
12 whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of
13 the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.
14 For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit within a structure
15 and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a
16 separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3),
17 shall be considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges
18 shall be equal for all structures, except that mobile factory-built homes shall be
19 charged no less than fifty percent and no more than eighty percent of said the service
20 charge, and shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or
21 all fire protection services. The fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each
22 property owner paying the service charge. All insurers and all insurance agents shall
23 have proof of a current service charge receipt from owners so assessed before
24 considering any reduced rates because of fire district protection.
25 * * *
26 §1502.9. Service charge authorized for Red River Parish; assessment and collection
27 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly
28 within the geographical boundaries of Red River Parish is hereby authorized to
29 establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates
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1 of service charges to be assessed persons owning each residential structure, whether
2 occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the fire
3 protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. For
4 purposes of this Section, each residential unit and a mobile factory-built home, as
5 defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure, and each multiple
6 dwelling structure, regardless of the number of separate housing units contained
7 within the structure, shall be considered as one structure and not as separate
8 structures. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be equal for all
9 structures, except that mobile factory-built homes shall be charged no less than fifty
10 percent and no more than eighty percent of the service charge, and shall be framed
11 so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services.
12 The fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each property owner paying the
13 service charge. All insurers and all insurance agents shall have proof of a current
14 service charge receipt before considering any reduced rates because of fire district
15 protection.
16 * * *
17 §1502.10. Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District No. 1, Fire
18 Protection District No. 3, and Fire Protection District No. 7 of Caddo
19 Parish; assessment and collection
20 A. The governing authority of Fire Protection District No. 1, the governing
21 authority of Fire Protection District No. 3, and the governing authority of Fire
22 Protection District No. 7 of Caddo Parish are hereby authorized to establish, by
23 majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates of service
24 charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial structure,
25 whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of
26 the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.
27 For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in a structure and
28 each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
29 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
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1 considered a structure. Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be
2 established by the governing authority of such the district and shall be framed so as
3 to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection, emergency
4 medical transportation, and all emergency services incidental thereto.
5 * * *
6 §1502.11. Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11; fire service charge
7 A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing
8 authority of Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11 is hereby authorized to
9 establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a fire service charge not
10 to exceed four dollars. The person owning or occupying each residential or
11 commercial structure located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the fire
12 protection district who has made a deposit for the water service for the structure shall
13 be assessed the service charge, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this
14 Section. Such The service charge shall be used for the costs of fire protection
15 services. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit within a
16 structure and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be
17 considered a separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S.
18 9:1149.2(3) shall be considered a separate structure.
19 * * *
20 §1502.12. Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District No. 2; assessment and
21 collection
22 A.
23 * * *
24 (2) For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in a
25 structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home,
26 as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure. Such The fire
27 protection tax shall be equal for all structures of a given class and shall be framed so
28 as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services or
29 emergency services.
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2 §1502.13. Fire protection districts within East Feliciana Parish; assessment and
3 collection
4 A.
5 * * *
6 (2) For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and each
7 housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate
8 structure, and a mobile factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be
9 considered a structure. Such The fire protection tax shall be equal for all structures,
10 except that mobile factory-built homes shall be taxed as a rate no less than fifty
11 percent and no more then than eighty percent of the general tax rate, and shall be
12 framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection
13 services and emergency services provided by the district, including the acquisition,
14 maintenance, and operation of equipment and facilities therefor.
15 * * *
16 §1502.15. Service charge authorized for fire protection districts in the parish of
17 Caddo; assessment and collection
18 A. The governing authority of any fire protection district located within the
19 parish of Caddo is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members
20 of the authority, a service charge or rates of service charges to be assessed persons
21 owning each residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied,
22 located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district, subject to the
23 provisions of Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each
24 residential or commercial unit in a structure and each housing unit within a multiple
25 dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile
26 factory-built home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2, shall be considered a structure.
27 Such The service charges or rates of service charges shall be established by the
28 governing authority of such the district and shall be framed so as to cover and shall
29 be used for the costs either incurred or for contracting of any or all fire protection,
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1 emergency medical transportation, and all emergency services incidental thereto.
2 * * *
3 §1502.16. Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection
4 A. In addition to the authority granted pursuant to R.S. 40:1502, the
5 governing authority of DeSoto Parish Fire Protection District No. 2 and DeSoto
6 Parish Fire Protection District No. 3 may establish a service charge or rates of
7 service charges to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial
8 structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
9 boundaries of the respective fire protection district, subject to the provisions of
10 Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or
11 commercial unit in a structure and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling
12 structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile factory-built home,
13 as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2, shall be considered a structure. Such The service
14 charges or rates of service charges shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used
15 for the costs of any or all fire protection and emergency medical transportation and
16 emergency services incidental thereto.
17 * * *
18 Section 8. The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby directed to alphabetize the
19 definitions provided in R.S. 6:969.6 and 1083 as amended by this Act.
The original instrument was prepared by Hanna Gettys. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Xavier Alexander.
DIGEST
SB 63 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Coussan
Present law (R.S. 6:969.6, 969.18, and 969.20) provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle
Sales Finance Act.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 6:1083) provides for residential mortgage brokers and lenders.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 9:374) provides for the use of community movables and immovables.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
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Present law (R.S. 9:1149.1-1149.7) provides for the Manufactured Home Property Act.
Proposed law revises present law to provide for the Factory-Built Home Property Act.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.1) provides for a short title.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.2) provides a new definition of factory-built home to encompass
mobile homes, manufactured homes, and modular homes.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.3) does not change present law in providing that factory-built
homes are classified as movable by default.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.4) creates a presumption that any transfer of an immovable upon
which a nonimmobilized factory-built home is located includes all of the transferor's interest
in the home, subject to rights of third parties.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.5) does not change present law in providing that security interests
in a factory-built home are effective against third parties and take rank and priority as
provided in present law, Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions, R.S. 10:9-101
et seq.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.6) provides for the immobilization of factory-built homes.
Proposed law changes present law in that the declaration of immobilization does not have
to be an authentic act and must be filed in the conveyance records rather than the mortgage
records.
Proposed law also clarifies that the security interests of third parties are not lost upon
immobilization and the concurrence of third parties is required to immobilize the home.
Proposed law (R.S. 9:1149.7) provides for the deimmobilization of factory-built homes.
Proposed law changes present law in that the declaration of deimmobilization does not have
to be an authentic act and must be filed in the conveyance records rather than the mortgage
records.
Proposed law also clarifies that deimmobilization by removal or detachment is only possible
in the absence of third-party rights. Proposed law further provides that the concurrence of
a third party who has an interest in the factory-built home is required to deimmobilize the
home.
Present law (R.S. 9:3259.1 and 3259.3) provides for lessors' rights and privileges for unpaid
rent and lease payments.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 9:5363.1) provides for definitions for abandoned mobile homes and the
rights of secured parties.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 10:9-102) provides for the definitions of "manufactured home".
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 22:1485) provides for the definition of "mobile home", "manufactured
home", and "manufactured housing".
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
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Present law (R.S. 32:1) provides for the definition of "mobile home".
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 32:412.1) provides for the collection of fees by the office of motor
vehicles.
Proposed law makes a technical correction to a cross-reference.
Present law (R.S. 32:702 and 707) provides for definitions of "vehicle" and for the
application for certificates of title.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes.
Present law (R.S. 33:3081, 4562.1, and 9053.1) provides for various service charges to be
imposed on mobile homes.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes to terminology and cross-references.
Present law (R.S. 40:1502.1-1502.13 and 1502.15-1502.16) provides for various service
charges to be imposed on mobile homes.
Proposed law makes conforming technical changes to terminology and cross-references.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 6:969.6(14)(b), (21)(b), (22) and (23)(a), 969.18(A)(6), 969.20(C)(1)(c) and
1083(6)(intro para), R.S. 9:374(B) and (C), 1149.1-1149.7, 3259.1(A), (B), (E) and (F),
3259.3, and 5363.1, R.S. 10:9-102(a)(53), R.S. 22:1485, R.S. 32:1(intro para) and (44),
412.1(A)(intro para) and (25), 702(16) and 707(A), R.S. 33:3081(A)(2), 4562.1(A) and
9053.1(C), and R.S. 40:1502.1(A)(2), 1502.2(A), 1502.3(A), 1502.4(A), 1502.5(A),
1502.6(A), 1502.7(A), 1502.8(A), 1502.9(A), 1502.10(A), 1502.11(A), 1502.12(A)(2),
1502.13(A)(2), 1502.15(A), and 1502.16(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill
1. Make technical changes.
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