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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4743 Repairing buildings
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§4743. Repairing buildings Such municipalities may prohibit material repairs to frame buildings within the fire limits, and reasonably regulate repairs on other than frame buildings therein. "Material repairs," as above used, shall mean not only those repairs that increase the fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4744 Building permits
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§4744. Building permits Such municipalities may require building permits and permits for repairs, which permits shall be granted according to uniform rules, and shall never be refused when the application setting forth the character of the building to be constructed, or the natur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4745 Sub-fire limits
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§4745. Sub-fire limits Such municipalities may establish sub-fire limits adjacent to and outside of fire limits proper, and make reasonable regulations to govern the sub-fire limits.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4746 Enforcement of ordinances
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§4746. Enforcement of ordinances Such municipalities may punish the infringement of ordinances passed hereunder within the limits prescribed by their respective charters, and in addition thereto, may remove, at the expense of the owner, the buildings, repairs, or additions built …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4751 Construction and repair of buildings and walls
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§4751. Construction and repair of buildings and walls The governing body of any municipality of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants may adopt ordinances relating to the construction, equipment, alteration, and repair of buildings, structures, walls, and party walls, and prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4752 Removal of dangerous structures; maintenance of property; interest; assistance of national guard
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§4752. Removal of dangerous structures; maintenance of property; interest; assistance of national guard A.(1) Both the city of New Orleans and the city of Shreveport may adopt ordinances, rules, and regulations in order to condemn and cause to be demolished, removed, or both, any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4753 Special liens; municipalities of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants
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§4753. Special liens; municipalities of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants A.(1) The governing body of any municipality of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants may adopt ordinances to provide for control of vacant substandard buildings and the recordation of notices o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4753.1 Noxious growths; community service; city of New Orleans
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§4753.1. Noxious growths; community service; city of New Orleans A. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may enact ordinances which require that community services be performed by persons who allow weeds, grass, or other noxious growths to accumulate on their proper…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4754 Liens for removal and securing dangerous structures; maintenance of property;
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§4754. Liens for removal and securing dangerous structures; maintenance of property; interest; certain parishes and municipalities; assistance of national guard A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Ouachita, Caddo, LaSalle, Grant, Lafourche, Catahoula, Vermilion, Plaque…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755 Statement of purpose
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§4755. Statement of purpose It is hereby found and declared that the city of New Orleans contains a great number of vacant substandard buildings which have become unsightly, unsafe, and a liability to the community. Such structures give rise to the spread of disease and crime, im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.1 Creation; purpose
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§4755.1. Creation; purpose A. The New Orleans Housing Commission is hereby created as an administrative agency of the city of New Orleans. However, the New Orleans Housing Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission," shall not exercise any of the powers conferred upon…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.2 Commissioners; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal; recusation
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§4755.2. Commissioners; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal; recusation A. The commission shall be composed of seven members who shall be qualified electors of the city of New Orleans residing within the city during their term of office and shall include at least one memb…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.3 Officers; meetings; quorum; employees; domicile
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§4755.3. Officers; meetings; quorum; employees; domicile A. The commissioners shall at their first meeting and annually thereafter elect from their membership a chairman, a vice chairman, and such other officers as they deem necessary for operation of the business of the commissi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.4 Powers of the commission
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§4755.4. Powers of the commission In order to accomplish its purpose as further delineated in R.S. 33:4755.1(C), the commission shall have the power: (1) To hold adjudicatory hearings in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq. to determine whether a violation of any of the following …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.5 Operations of the commission
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§4755.5. Operations of the commission A. The city, through the director of any department of the city, may refer any matter relating to vacant substandard structures to the commission for adjudication when: (1) The department has found that a structure is in violation of a city o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4761 Condemnation of buildings by all parishes and municipalities
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§4761. Condemnation of buildings by all parishes and municipalities A. The governing authority of any parish or municipality may condemn and cause to be demolished or removed any building or structure within the parish or municipality when it is in a dilapidated and dangerous con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4762 Notice to owner; hearing; notice filed with recorder of mortgages binds transferees
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§4762. Notice to owner; hearing; notice filed with recorder of mortgages binds transferees A.(1) Before the parish or municipal governing authority may condemn any building or structure, there shall be submitted to it a written report recommending the demolition or removal of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4763 Decision of parish or municipal governing authority; order to demolish or repair
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§4763. Decision of parish or municipal governing authority; order to demolish or repair A. After the hearing, if, in the opinion of the parish or municipal governing authority the facts justify it, an order shall be entered condemning the building and ordering that it be demolish…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4764 Appeal from decision
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§4764. Appeal from decision A. The owner, occupant, agent, or other representative of the owner may appeal from the decision of the parish or municipal governing authority to the district court having jurisdiction over the property. The appeal shall be made by the filing of a sui…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4765 Compliance with decision; demolition by parish or municipality where owner fails to comply; notice; assistance of national guard
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§4765. Compliance with decision; demolition by parish or municipality where owner fails to comply; notice; assistance of national guard A. The owner or his designated agent may proceed to demolish and remove the building, or have it repaired, in accordance with the order of the g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4766 Lien and privilege for cost of demolition, removal, and maintenance by parish or municipality; interest; attorney fees
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§4766. Lien and privilege for cost of demolition, removal, and maintenance by parish or municipality; interest; attorney fees A. The parish or municipality has a privilege and lien upon an immovable and its improvements, and the owner is personally liable for: (1) The cost to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4766.1 Lien and privilege; order to repair; village of Grand Cane
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§4766.1. Lien and privilege; order to repair; village of Grand Cane A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the owner or occupant of a building in the village of Grand Cane fails or refuses to comply with the decision of the governing authority orderi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4767 Attorney to represent absentee, minor, or interdict
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§4767. Attorney to represent absentee, minor, or interdict In the event the building or structure is unoccupied and its owner is absent from the state and unrepresented therein, or in the event the building is owned by a minor who has no tutor or an interdict who has no curator, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4768 Alternative to demolition; repair by municipality or parish
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§4768. Alternative to demolition; repair by municipality or parish A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the parish or municipal governing authority, as an alternative to demolition or removal, may make the repairs necessary to correct the defects in a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.1 Purpose
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§4770.1. Purpose It is hereby found and declared that the city of Monroe contains great numbers of unsightly and unsafe properties and dilapidated structures which have become a liability to the community. Such conditions give rise to the spread of disease and crime, impair the e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.10 Special lien
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§4770.10. Special lien A. Upon failure of any such property owner to pay the charges incurred pursuant to the ordinances authorized by this Subpart, the governing body may file a certified copy of said charges with the recorder of mortgages, and the same, when so filed and record…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.11 Noxious matters; community service
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§4770.11. Noxious matters; community service A. The governing authority may enact ordinances which require that community services be performed by persons who allow weeds, grass, or other noxious matters to accumulate on their property thereby allowing the property to degrade to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.12 Grass and weed cutting; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice
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§4770.12. Grass and weed cutting; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice A. The governing authority may enact ordinances requiring that property be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, including ordinances providing for the cutting, destruction, or removal o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.13 Stagnant water and unsanitary conditions
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§4770.13. Stagnant water and unsanitary conditions Upon adoption of ordinances by the governing authority the city courts are empowered to order the owner of lots and other real property to eliminate, fill up, or remove stagnant pools of water or any other unsanitary thing, place…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.14 Liability
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§4770.14. Liability Any officer or employee, or any member of the Monroe City Council, charged with the enforcement of these provisions, shall not thereby render himself liable personally, and is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damages that may accrue to perso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.15 Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
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§4770.15. Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply Whenever the regulations made under authority of this Subpart impose higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.16 Intent of powers
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§4770.16. Intent of powers Nothing contained in this Subpart is or shall be construed as a restriction or a limitation upon any other powers had and possessed by the city or any of its departments. This Subpart is cumulative and in addition to any such powers. This Subpart does a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.2 Authority to abate nuisances
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§4770.2. Authority to abate nuisances A. The city of Monroe may abate nuisances in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Subpart and any other state law or city ordinance. B. Part I of Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall specifically …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.3 Dilapidated structures; ad valorem tax bill; construction, repair and removal of buildings and walls
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§4770.3. Dilapidated structures; ad valorem tax bill; construction, repair and removal of buildings and walls A. The governing authority may adopt ordinances to provide for control of dilapidated buildings and the recordation of notices of any costs for extraordinary police, fire…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.4 Determinations; governing authority
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§4770.4. Determinations; governing authority A. The governing authority of the city of Monroe shall be responsible for determining if a building is a dilapidated structure in accordance with the definition listed in this Subpart. B. The governing authority shall be authorized to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.5 Reporting system; assistance by fire and police personnel
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§4770.5. Reporting system; assistance by fire and police personnel The governing authority may develop, or assign the duty of developing, a reporting system that will establish and maintain records needed for reporting buildings or sites which may be in violation of this Subpart.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.6 Definitions
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§4770.6. Definitions For purposes of this Subpart, unless the context clearly states otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Abandonment" shall mean giving up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in; to leave without intending to return. (2) …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.7 Building; exterior walls; roofs; party walls
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§4770.7. Building; exterior walls; roofs; party walls A.(1) Buildings destroyed by natural or other occurrences, acts of God, force majeure or catastrophe shall not remain in their destructive state in excess of three months after the appropriate law enforcement agency releases t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.8 Maintenance
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§4770.8. Maintenance All buildings, both existing and new, and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required in a building when erected, altered or repaired shall be maintained in good working order. The owne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.9 Notice to owner; hearing; notice filed with recorder of mortgages binds transferees
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§4770.9. Notice to owner; hearing; notice filed with recorder of mortgages binds transferees A. Before the governing authority may condemn any building, there must be submitted to it a written report recommending the demolition or removal of the building signed by some city offic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4771 Definitions
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§4771. Definitions For purposes of this Subpart, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different definition: (1) "Building" means any structure designed or built for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4772 Legislative purpose; governmental duty
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§4772. Legislative purpose; governmental duty The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) The policy, purpose, and intent for the promulgation and adoption of a building code by a political subdivision is to promote the safety, health, morals, and general welfare of the c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4773 Scope of building codes
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§4773. Scope of building codes A. The provisions of any building code shall supplement any and all laws of the state of Louisiana relating to buildings, structures, and improvements to immovable property. If the provisions of a building code adopted by a political subdivision are…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4774 Civil action
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§4774. Civil action Nothing contained in any building code shall relieve, lessen, or otherwise diminish the responsibility, liability, or duty of any person engaged in the construction of any building, structure, or improvement to immovable property for damage to property or inju…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4775 Mobile homes and manufactured housing
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§4775. Mobile homes and manufactured housing Nothing contained in this Subpart shall be construed to allow the provisions of a building code to supersede the provisions of the Uniform Standards Code for Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing (R.S. 51:911.21 et seq.). Acts 1987, No…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4776 St
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§4776. St. Tammany Parish; enforcement of building and zoning ordinances and regulations; penalty for violations A. In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, or maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of any St. Tammany Paris…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4777 Exemption from local building codes and inspections; indemnity of local government authority
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§4777. Exemption from local building codes and inspections; indemnity of local government authority Owners of immovable property may receive an exemption from local building codes and inspections for uninhabited structures located on private property, if the owner indemnifies the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4778 New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits; availability of information
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§4778. New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits; availability of information A. The New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits, including the Board of Building Standards and Appeals and any other board within the department, shall make available to the public on the Interne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.1 Regulation authorized
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§4780.1. Regulation authorized For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the community, the governing authority of St. Helena Parish is hereby authorized to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of structures; the perce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.10 Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
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§4780.10. Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply Whenever the regulations made under authority of this Subpart impose higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of th…
