La. Civ. Code art. 3249
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3249, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Special privileges on immovables
Official statutory text
Creditors who have a privilege on immovables are:
(1) The vendor on the estate by him sold, for the payment of the price or so much of it as is unpaid, whether it was sold on or without a credit.
(2) Those who are granted special privileges on immovables by legislation.
Amended by Acts 2019, No. 325, ยง2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
(1) The vendor on the estate by him sold, for the payment of the price or so much of it as is unpaid, whether it was sold on or without a credit.
(2) Those who are granted special privileges on immovables by legislation.
Amended by Acts 2019, No. 325, ยง2, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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