Louisiana landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Louisiana, with the sources they come from.
Louisiana landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- No statutory limit
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 30 days
- Deposit interest
- No interest required; statute says 'within one month'
- Notice before entry
- No statutory requirement
- Ending a month-to-month
- 10 days before end of the month (C.C. art. 2728)
- Notice before a rent increase
- No statutory requirement
- Late fees
- No statutory limit; must be reasonable
- Rent control
- No rent control in Louisiana
General information from the La. Civil Code arts. 2668-2729; La. R.S. 9:3251-3261, last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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