United States — Louisiana Statutes

RS 9:4812

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Owners must require a bond from the general contractor, and the bond must meet specified terms, amount, and surety requirements.

• Contracting
• Notice requirements
• Payment security

RS 9:4813

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The surety is liable on the bond, and its liability is paid out in a set order when claims exceed the bond amount.

• Bond liability
• Claim priority
• Subrogation

RS 9:4814

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Section 4814 was redesignated as R.S. 9:4856.

RS 9:4815

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This section was redesignated as R.S. 9:4857 under Acts 2019, No. 325.

RS 9:4820

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This section sets when certain construction privileges become effective, how suspension affects priority, and when a claimant must file to keep priority.

• Liens and privileges
• Notice filing
• Priority

RS 9:4821

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This section sets the priority order for privileges under Part A, including exceptions for certain taxes, assessments, mortgages, vendor's privileges, and some security interests.

• Lien priority
• Security interests

RS 9:4822

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This section sets deadlines for filing claim or privilege statements and related notices tied to construction work completion, abandonment, or termination.

• Claims preservation
• Filing deadlines
• Lien notices

RS 9:4823

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This section says certain claims and privileges are extinguished if specified preservation, filing, or bond-related conditions are not met, but some claims survive in listed exceptions.

• Claims extinguishment
• Liens

RS 9:4831

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Filing under this section is done by registering the document with the recorder of mortgages for the parish where the immovable is located.

• Immovable property filing
• Notice of contract
• Notice of termination
• Statement of claim or privilege

RS 9:4832

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The recorder of mortgages must cancel a notice of contract in specified situations, including when certain requests are made after 30 or 60 days or when the owner and contractor sign a cancellation request with a qualified inspector affidavit.

• Construction contract
• Contract cancellation
• Mortgage records

RS 9:4833

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This section lets an owner or interested person ask for cancellation of a claim or privilege record, requires the filer to issue the cancellation request within 10 days, and lets the recorder cancel the record in specified situations.

• Attorney fees
• Damages
• Lien cancellation
• Mortgage records

RS 9:4834

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A notice of contract stops having effect five years after filing unless a timely written reinscription is filed; a reinscription notice cannot be filed after the effect has already ceased.

• Contract notice
• Recordation
• Reinscription

RS 9:4835

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A person may file a bond, cash, or certified funds with the recorder of mortgages to secure a claim, and the filer must notify the owner, the privilege holder, and the contractor.

• Bond or security filing
• Claim cancellation
• Mortgage records

RS 9:4841

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This section lets an owner or interested person start a concursus after claim-filing time expires, requires notice to claimants and certain parties, and sets rules for deposits, attorney fees, and costs.

• Attorney fees
• Claim enforcement
• Costs
• Court registry deposits

RS 9:4842

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A required or permitted communication or document is treated as delivered when it is received by the addressee or when it is deemed delivered under the cited sections.

• Communications delivery

RS 9:4843

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A communication or document counts as received when it reaches the person it was sent to, or someone that person authorizes to receive it.

• Communications handling

RS 9:4844

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This section says when a communication or document counts as delivered if sent by mail or commercial courier, and it lists where notices may be addressed.

• Courier delivery
• Delivery methods
• Mail service
• Notice addresses

RS 9:4845

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A required or permitted communication or document counts as delivered when sent electronically to a recipient who has consented to that method.

• Electronic delivery
• Notice delivery

RS 9:4846

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A claimant can use proof of delivery of movables at the immovable site as prima facie evidence for how those movables were used or incorporated.

RS 9:4851

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This section says the subpart and its required notice cannot be waived and applies to all residential home improvements.

• Residential home improvements