La. Civ. Code art. 3535
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3535, 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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Real rights in immovables
Official statutory text
Real rights in immovables situated in this state are governed by the law of this state.
Real rights in immovables situated in another state are governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state.
Whether a thing is an immovable is determined according to the substantive law of the state in which the thing is situated.
Acts 1991, No. 923, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Real rights in immovables situated in another state are governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state.
Whether a thing is an immovable is determined according to the substantive law of the state in which the thing is situated.
Acts 1991, No. 923, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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