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LA Rev Stat § 9:4808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4808. Work defined

RS 4808 - Work defined  A. A work is a single continuous project for the improvement, construction, erection, reconstruction, modification, repair, demolition, or other physical change of an immovable located in this state or its component parts.  B. If written notice of a contract is properly filed within the time required by R.S. 9:4811, the work to be performed under the contract shall be deemed to be a work separate and distinct from other portions of the project undertaken by the owner. The contractor whose notice of contract is so filed shall be deemed a general contractor.  C. The clearing, leveling, grading, test piling, cutting or removal of trees and debris, placing of fill dirt, leveling of the land surface, demolition of existing structures, or performance of other work on land for or by an owner, in preparation for the construction or erection of a building or other construction thereon to be substantially or entirely built or erected by a contractor, shall be deemed a separate work to the extent the preparatory work is not a part of the contractor's work. The privileges granted by this Part for the work described in this Subsection shall have no effect as to third persons acquiring rights in, to, or on the immovable before the statement of claim or privilege is filed.  D. This Part does not apply to:  (1) The drilling of any well or wells in search of oil, gas, or water, or other activities in connection with such a well or wells for which a privilege is granted by R.S. 9:4861 et seq.  (2) The construction or other work on the permanent bed and structures of a railroad for which a privilege is granted by R.S. 9:4901.  (3) Public works performed by the state or any state board or agency or political subdivision of the state.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2003, No. 729, §1; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4809. Substantial completion and abandonment of work defined

RS 4809 - Substantial completion and abandonment of work defined  A. A work is substantially completed when either of the following occurs:  (1) The last work is performed on, or materials are delivered to the site of the immovable or to that area with respect to which a notice of termination is filed under R.S. 9:4822(G).  (2) The owner accepts the improvement or possesses or occupies the immovable, or that area of the immovable with respect to which a notice of termination is filed, although minor or inconsequential matters remain to be finished or minor defects or errors in the work are to be remedied.  B. A work is abandoned by the owner if he terminates the work and notifies persons engaged in its performance that he no longer desires to continue it or he otherwise objectively and in good faith manifests the abandonment or discontinuance of the project.  Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4810. Miscellaneous definitions

RS 4810 - Miscellaneous definitions  For purposes of this Part:  (1) A "business day" is any day except for Saturdays, Sundays, and other days on which the office of the clerk of court is closed in accordance with R.S. 1:55(E) in the parish of location of the immovable upon which work is to be or has been performed.  (2) A "commercial courier" is any juridical person that has as its primary purpose the delivery of letters and parcels of any type.  (3) A "complete property description" of an immovable is any description that, if contained in a mortgage of the immovable properly filed for registry, would be sufficient for the mortgage to be effective as to third persons.  (4) An "immovable" is a thing that is classified by law as immovable, as well as any construction that is permanently attached to the ground and that would be classified by law as immovable if it belonged to the landowner.  (5) A "professional consultant" is a professional surveyor, professional engineer, or licensed architect who is engaged by the owner or by a contractor or subcontractor.  (6) A "professional subconsultant" is a professional surveyor, professional engineer, or licensed architect who is engaged by a professional consultant.  (7) A "qualified inspector" is a professional surveyor, a professional engineer, a licensed architect, a building inspector employed by the municipality or parish in which an immovable being inspected is located, or a building inspector employed by a lending institution chartered under federal or state law.  (8) A "residential work" is a work for the construction, improvement, reconstruction, modification, or repair of an immovable occupied or designed to be occupied as a single-family residence or double-family residence.  Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4811. Notice of a contract with a general contractor to be filed

RS 4811 - Notice of a contract with a general contractor to be filed  A. Written notice of a contract between a general contractor and an owner shall be filed as provided in R.S. 9:4831 before the contractor begins work, as defined by R.S. 9:4820, on the immovable. The notice:  (1) Shall be signed by the owner and contractor.  (2) Shall contain a complete property description of the immovable upon which the work is to be performed and the name, if any, of the project.  (3) Shall identify the parties and give their mailing addresses.  (4) Shall state the price of the work or, if no price is fixed, describe the method by which the price is to be calculated and give an estimate of it.  (5) Shall state when payment of the price is to be made.  (6) Shall describe in general terms the work to be done.  B. A notice of contract is not improperly filed because of an error in or omission from the notice in the absence of a showing of actual prejudice by a claimant or other person acquiring rights in the immovable. An error in or omission of the identity of the parties or their mailing addresses or the improper or insufficient description of the immovable shall be prima facie proof of actual prejudice.  C. A notice of contract is not improperly filed because a proper bond is not attached.  D. A general contractor shall not enjoy any privilege arising under this Part if the price of the work stipulated or reasonably estimated in his contract exceeds one hundred thousand dollars unless notice of the contract is timely filed. A general contractor who is deprived of his privilege by this Subsection shall not be entitled to file a statement of claim or privilege for any amounts due him.  E. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 325, §3.  Acts 1988, No. 685, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2003, No. 729, §1; Acts 2019, No. 325, §§1, 3. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4812. Bond required; terms and conditions

RS 4812 - Bond required; terms and conditions  A. To be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of R.S. 9:4802(C), every owner shall require a general contractor to furnish and maintain a bond of a solvent, legal surety for the work to be performed under the contract. The bond shall be attached to the notice of the contract when it is filed. If the price of the work stipulated or reasonably estimated in the general contractor's contract exceeds one hundred thousand dollars, the bond shall be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in this state.  B. The amount of the bond shall not be less than the price of the work stated or estimated in the notice of contract.  C. The condition of the bond shall be that the surety guarantees:  (1) To the owner and to all persons having a claim against the contractor, or to whom the contractor is conventionally liable for work done under the contract, the payment of their claims or of all amounts owed them arising out of the work performed under the contract to which it is attached or for which it is given.  (2) To the owner, the complete and timely performance of the contract unless such guarantee is expressly excluded by the terms of the bond.  D. The bond of a legal surety attached to and filed with the notice of contract of a general contractor shall be deemed to conform to the requirements of this part notwithstanding any provision of the bond to the contrary, but the surety shall not be bound for a sum in excess of the total amount expressed in the bond.  E. The bond given in compliance with this Part shall be deemed to include the following conditions:  (1) Extensions of time for the performance of the work shall not extinguish the obligation of the surety.  (2) No other amendment to the contract, or change or modification to the work, or impairment of the surety's rights of subrogation made without the surety's consent shall extinguish the obligations of the surety, but to the extent that the surety is materially prejudiced by the change or action, the surety shall be relieved of liability to the owner and shall be indemnified by the owner for any loss or damage suffered by the surety.  (3) A payment by the owner to the contractor before the time required by the contract shall not extinguish the obligation of the surety, but the surety shall be relieved of liability to the owner, and shall be indemnified by the owner for any loss or damage suffered by the surety.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4813. Liability of the surety

RS 4813 - Liability of the surety  A. The surety is liable without benefit of discussion or division.  B. If the total amount owed to persons to whom the surety is liable exceeds the total amount of the bond, the surety's liability shall be discharged in the following order:  (1) First, and pro rata, to persons who preserve their claims in the manner required by R.S. 9:4822.  (2) Second, and in the order in which they present their obligations to the surety, to persons who do not preserve their claims as required by R.S. 9:4822 but to whom the contractor is otherwise liable.  (3) Third, to the owner.  C. The liability of the surety is not extinguished by a deficiency in the amount of the bond, the failure to attach the bond to the notice of contract, or the failure to file the notice as required by R.S. 9:4811.  D. An action shall not be brought against a surety, other than by the owner, before the expiration of the time specified by R.S. 9:4822 for claimants to file statements of their claims or privileges, unless a statement of the claim or privilege in the form required by R.S. 9:4822(H) is delivered to the surety at least thirty days prior to the institution of the action.  E. The surety's liability, except as to the owner, is extinguished as to each person who fails to institute an action asserting his claims or rights against the owner, the contractor, or the surety no later than one year after the expiration of the time specified in R.S. 9:4822 for the person to file his statement of claim or privilege.  F. A surety who pays a person to whom the surety is liable is legally subrogated to the person's contractual rights but may not assert by subrogation the person's claims or privileges arising under this Part.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4814. Redesignated as R.S. 9:4856 pursuant to Acts 2019, No. 325.

RS 4814 - Redesignated as R.S. 9:4856 pursuant to Acts 2019, No. 325.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4815. Redesignated as R.S. 9:4857 pursuant to Acts 2019, No. 325.

RS 4815 - Redesignated as R.S. 9:4857 pursuant to Acts 2019, No. 325.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4821. Ranking of privileges arising under this Part

RS 4821 - Ranking of privileges arising under this Part  A. The privileges granted by this Part are superior to all mortgages and other privileges, regardless of the dates on which the mortgages or privileges become effective as to third persons, except as follows:  (1) All privileges granted by this Part are inferior to privileges for ad valorem taxes or local assessments for public improvements against the immovable, privileges granted in favor of parishes for reasonable charges imposed on the immovable under R.S. 33:1236, privileges granted in favor of municipalities for reasonable charges imposed on the immovable under R.S. 33:4752, 4753, 4754, 4766, 5062, and 5062.1, and privileges granted in favor of a parish or municipality for reasonable charges imposed on the immovable under R.S. 13:2575.  (2) Each privilege granted by this Part other than those arising under R.S. 9:4801(2) and those securing a claim arising under R.S. 9:4802(A)(2) is inferior to bona fide mortgages and vendor's privileges that are effective as to third persons before the privilege granted by this Part becomes effective as to third persons.  B. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section, the privileges granted by this Part rank among themselves in the following order of priority, regardless of whether they arise from the same work or different works and regardless of the dates on which the privileges become effective as to third persons:  (1) Privileges granted by R.S. 9:4801(2) and those securing a claim arising under R.S. 9:4802(A)(2) rank first and concurrently with each other.  (2) Privileges granted by R.S. 9:4801(3) and (4) and those securing a claim arising under R.S. 9:4802(A)(1), (3), and (4) rank next and concurrently with each other.  (3) Privileges granted by R.S. 9:4801(1) and (5) and those securing a claim arising under R.S. 9:4802(A)(5) rank next and concurrently with each other.  C. A privilege under this Part that is superior to a mortgage or vendor's privilege in accordance with Subsection A of this Section is also superior to all privileges under this Part that are inferior to the mortgage or vendor's privilege.  D. A privilege under this Part encumbering a construction that is permanently attached to the ground and belongs to a person other than the landowner is superior to all conflicting security interests created under Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code other than those that were perfected before the privilege becomes effective against third persons or that are perfected by a financing statement filed before the privilege becomes effective against third persons, if there is no period thereafter when there is neither filing nor perfection.  Acts 1990, No. 952, §1; Acts 1991, No. 353, §1; Acts 1995, No. 31, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1155, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2004, No. 209, §1, eff. June 14, 2004; Acts 2012, No. 425, §1; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, 8, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4823. Extinguishment of claims and privileges

RS 4823 - Extinguishment of claims and privileges  A. A privilege provided by R.S. 9:4801, a claim against the owner and the privilege securing it provided by R.S. 9:4802, or a claim against the contractor provided by R.S. 9:4802 is extinguished if any of the following occurs:  (1) The claimant or holder of the privilege does not preserve it as required by R.S. 9:4822.  (2) The claimant or holder of the privilege does not institute an action against the owner for the enforcement of the claim or privilege within one year after filing the statement of claim or privilege to preserve it.  (3) The obligation that it secures is extinguished.  B. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this Section, a claim against a contractor granted by R.S. 9:4802 is not extinguished by the failure to file a statement of claim or privilege as required by R.S. 9:4822 if a statement of the claim or privilege is delivered to the contractor within the period allowed for its filing by R.S. 9:4822. The failure to file an action against the owner as required by Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section shall not extinguish a claim against a contractor or his surety if an action for the enforcement of the claim is instituted against the contractor or his surety no later than one year after the expiration of the time given by R.S. 9:4822 for filing the statement of claim or privilege to preserve it.  C. The extinguishment of a claim or privilege arising under this Part shall not affect other rights the claimant or privilege holder may have against the owner, the contractor, or the surety.  D. A privilege granted by this Part is extinguished if a bond is filed by the owner as provided by R.S. 9:4835.  E. A claim against the owner and the privilege securing it granted by this Part are extinguished if a bond is filed by a contractor or subcontractor as provided by R.S. 9:4835.  F. In a concursus proceeding brought under R.S. 9:4841, the joinder of the owner and a person who has a privilege or a claim against the owner, or the joinder of the contractor or surety and a person who has a claim against the contractor, constitutes the institution of an action for the enforcement of the claim or privilege against the owner, contractor, or surety, as the case may be.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2, eff. August 1, 2013; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4831 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4831. Filing; place of filing; contents

RS 4831 - Filing; place of filing; contents  A. The filing of a notice of contract, notice of termination, statement of a claim or privilege, affidavit, or notice of pendency of action required or permitted to be filed under the provisions of this Part is accomplished when it is filed for registry with the recorder of mortgages of the parish of location of the immovable upon which work is to be or has been performed. The recorder of mortgages shall inscribe all such acts in the mortgage records.  B. Each notice of contract, notice of termination of work, affidavit filed in accordance with R.S. 9:4820(C) or 4832(C), and other filing by an owner under this Part shall contain a complete property description of the immovable upon which the work is to be or has been performed. Each other filing under this Part shall contain either a complete property description of the immovable or another reasonable identification of the immovable. A statement of the name of the owner and street address or mailing address of the immovable without more shall not be sufficient to meet the requirements of this Subsection.  C. If the work is evidenced by a notice of contract that contains a complete property description of the immovable, reference in any subsequent filing to the notice of contract, together with its registry number or other appropriate recordation information, shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of Subsection B of this Section. If the work is evidenced by a notice of contract that contains either a complete property description of the immovable or another reasonable identification of the immovable, reference to the notice of contract, together with its registry number or other appropriate recordation information, shall be deemed a reasonable identification of the immovable in a statement of claim or privilege filed under this Part.  D. Reference in a statement of claim or privilege to a notice of contract that does not contain a reasonable identification of the immovable shall not alone be sufficient to preserve the privilege of the claimant against a third person having or acquiring an interest in the immovable but shall nevertheless be sufficient to preserve all rights of the claimant against the owner, the contractor, and his surety.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Acts 1983, No. 589, §1; Acts 2012, No. 394, §2; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4832 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4832. Cancellation of notice of contract

RS 4832 - Cancellation of notice of contract  A. The recorder of mortgages shall cancel from his records a notice of contract upon written request of any person made more than thirty days after the filing of a notice of termination of work performed under the contract if both of the following conditions are satisfied:  (1) A statement of claim or privilege with respect to the work was not filed before expiration of the thirty day period.  (2) The request contains or has attached to it the written concurrence of the contractor or a written receipt from the contractor acknowledging payment in full of all amounts due under the contract.  B. If the request for cancellation of a notice of contract does not contain or is not accompanied by the written concurrence or receipt of the contractor, but a statement of claim or privilege was not filed before expiration of the thirty day period, the recorder of mortgages shall cancel the notice of contract as to all claims and privileges except that of the contractor. The recorder of mortgages shall completely cancel the notice of contract from his records upon written request of any person if either of the following conditions is satisfied:  (1) The request is made more than sixty days after the filing of the notice of termination and the contractor did not file a statement of his claim or privilege before expiration of the sixty day period.  (2) The request contains or is accompanied by the written concurrence of or a written receipt from the contractor acknowledging payment in full of all amounts due under the contract.  C. The recorder of mortgages shall immediately cancel a notice of contract if both of the following occur:  (1) A request for cancellation of notice of contract signed by the owner and contractor is filed.  (2) Within four business days after the filing of the request for cancellation, an affidavit made by a qualified inspector is filed to the effect that he inspected the immovable at a specified time subsequent to the filing of the request for cancellation and that work had not then begun, as the beginning of work is defined by R.S. 9:4820.  D. A notice of contract cancelled in accordance with Subsection C of this Section shall have no effect.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 9:4834 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries|§4834. Notice of contract; cessation of effect, reinscription

RS 4834 - Notice of contract; cessation of effect, reinscription  The effect of filing a notice of contract ceases five years after it is filed, unless a written notice of its reinscription, in the manner provided for the reinscription of mortgages, is properly and timely filed by an interested person with the recorder of mortgages in whose office the notice of contract is filed. A notice of reinscription may not be filed after the effect of the filing of the notice of the contract has ceased. The effect of reinscription shall cease five years after the notice of reinscription is filed unless a subsequent notice of reinscription is filed within that time.  Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2005, No. 169, §4, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2019, No. 325, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 325, §§6, 7, and 10, regarding applicability.