La. Civ. Code art. 781
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 781, 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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Termination; liberative prescription
Official statutory text
No action for injunction or for damages on account of the violation of a building restriction may be brought after two years from the commencement of a noticeable violation. A violation is noticeable when an apparent activity has occurred on the immovable in violation of the building restriction. The recordation of an instrument that provides for a violation of the building restriction does not constitute a noticeable violation. After the lapse of this period, the immovable on which the violation occurred is freed of the restriction that has been violated.
Acts 1977, No.170, §1; Acts 2024, No. 184, §1.
Acts 1977, No.170, §1; Acts 2024, No. 184, §1.
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