La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3652
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3652, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Official statutory text
A. A petitory action may be brought by a person who claims the ownership of only an undivided interest in the immovable property or real right therein, or whose asserted ownership is limited to a certain period which has not yet expired, or which may be terminated by an event which has not yet occurred.
B. A lessee or other person who occupies the immovable property or enjoys the real right therein under an agreement with the person who claims the ownership thereof adversely to the plaintiff may be joined in the action as a defendant.
C. A petitory action shall be brought in the venue provided by Article 80(A)(1), even when the plaintiff prays for judgment for the fruits and revenues of the property, or for damages.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 256, §1; Acts 2010, No. 185, §1.
B. A lessee or other person who occupies the immovable property or enjoys the real right therein under an agreement with the person who claims the ownership thereof adversely to the plaintiff may be joined in the action as a defendant.
C. A petitory action shall be brought in the venue provided by Article 80(A)(1), even when the plaintiff prays for judgment for the fruits and revenues of the property, or for damages.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 256, §1; Acts 2010, No. 185, §1.
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