La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4844
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4844, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Amount in dispute; eviction proceedings
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding Articles 4842(A) and 4843, a parish court or city court shall, within its territorial jurisdiction, have jurisdiction, concurrent with the district court, over the following matters, regardless of the amount of daily, monthly, or yearly rent or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease or the annual value of the right of occupancy:
(1) Suits by owners and landlords for the possession of leased premises.
(2) Suits by landowners or lessors for eviction of occupants or tenants of leased residential premises.
(3) Suits to evict an occupant as defined by Article 4704.
(4) Suits by landowners or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased commercial premises and leased farmlands.
Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 1995, No. 204, §1; Acts 1999, No. 102, §1; Acts 2010, No. 219, §1; Acts 2020, No. 205, §3, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 361, §1; Acts 2024, No. 129, §1.
(1) Suits by owners and landlords for the possession of leased premises.
(2) Suits by landowners or lessors for eviction of occupants or tenants of leased residential premises.
(3) Suits to evict an occupant as defined by Article 4704.
(4) Suits by landowners or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased commercial premises and leased farmlands.
Acts 1986, No. 156, §1; Acts 1995, No. 204, §1; Acts 1999, No. 102, §1; Acts 2010, No. 219, §1; Acts 2020, No. 205, §3, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 361, §1; Acts 2024, No. 129, §1.
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