Louisiana Condo conversion protections

Condo conversion protections in Louisiana

A full-text search of the Louisiana Condominium Act, La. R.S. 9:1121.101 to 9:1124.117 (all sections of Part II as published on the official Louisiana State Legislature site, 2026-11-12), found no statewide statute that requires notice to residential tenants, a minimum vacate period, a right to remain, or a tenant's right to purchase the unit when a rental building is converted to a condominium. Section 9:1124.104 is a purchaser public-offering-statement rule for a condominium that contains a building occupied, at any time before the declaration was recorded, wholly or partly by persons other than purchasers, and that has more than 10 units; it applies only to units that may be occupied for residential use. That is a purchaser-disclosure rule and is not a tenant notice, vacate, or purchase right; it is not summarized here as a tenant protection. Other 'conversion' or 'convert' uses in the Act concern subdividing or converting an existing unit into two or more units or common elements (§ 9:1122.115) and plats or plans for units that a declarant may convert into additional units or common elements (§ 9:1122.110), not conversion of a rental building. The Act applies to property made subject to it by a duly executed and registered condominium declaration, and also, from its effective date, to existing condominium regimes created under Act No. 502 of 1974 or Act No. 494 of 1962, without impairing pre-existing rights or titles as stated in § 9:1121.102. The lease terms control tenant notice and termination unless another law, including a local ordinance, applies. Missing information is not a finding of no restriction. Example: if a landlord plans to record a condominium declaration on a 20-unit rental building, § 9:1124.104 may require extra statements in the public offering statement given to purchasers, but that section does not, by itself, set a deadline for giving tenants notice of the conversion or a date by which they may be required to vacate.

Verified Source: La. R.S. 9:1121.101 to 9:1124.117 (Louisiana Condominium Act) (full-text search), including 9:1121.102, 9:1122.110, 9:1122.115, and 9:1124.104 · last checked 2026-11-12