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LA Rev Stat § 40:582.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.1. Short title

RS 582.1 - Short title  This Part may be cited as the Louisiana Housing Development Area Law.  Acts 1984, No. 292, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:582.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.2. Declaration of purpose

RS 582.2 - Declaration of purpose  A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that there exists in many cities of the state many predominately low and moderate-income residential areas wherein housing conditions have deteriorated to the extent that existing structures must be extensively restored or rehabilitated to make them safe and habitable or cannot be economically rehabilitated and therefore must be demolished thus leaving unimproved vacant lots.  B. The legislature hereby finds and declares that there exists in those same predominately low and moderate-income residential areas such extensive physical, economic, and social ills and such liabilities as will normally discourage investment in either costly renovation or building new or replacement housing.  C. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the existence of dilapidated or deteriorated structures or unused or unimproved vacant lots in such blighted neighborhoods contributes to the further decline of those areas, reduces the tax base, and typically requires greater infusions of tax-supported services to alleviate unsafe and unsanitary conditions and to protect the public health and welfare.  D. The legislature hereby finds and declares further that it is a matter of public policy and concern that the conditions and problems enumerated in this Section be eliminated, remedied, and prevented, and one such means of eliminating these blighted conditions and associated problems is through the granting of tax incentives to stimulate the restoration, renovation, or rehabilitation of existing structures and the construction of new housing in designated blighted residential areas.  E. The legislature hereby finds and declares further that the purpose of this Part is to offer sales tax refunds as an inducement to prospective builders for the restoration, renovation, or rehabilitation of existing structures and the construction of new and reasonably affordable housing generally affordable for ownership by low to moderate-income families and individuals on vacant or unused parcels of property in designated housing development areas as defined in this Part.  Acts 1984, No. 292, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:582.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.3. Definitions

RS 582.3 - Definitions  For purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services or its successor.  (2) "Governing authority" means the city council or other body charged with governing any incorporated municipality or any parish governing authority in the state or its duly authorized representative.  (3) "Housing development area" means an area approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Urban Development Action Grant Program, or a successor program, as a pocket of poverty or an area which by reason of the presence therein of slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating residential or non-residential buildings, structures, or improvements; or by reason of the existence of significant unsanitary, unhealthy, or other hazardous conditions which endanger the public health, safety, morals, or welfare; or by reason of the existence of any combination of the herein stated causes, factors, or conditions results in a condition in that area which substantially retards or arrests the safety and soundness of the housing environment.  (4) "Low and moderate-income families and individuals" means those families and individuals whose gross annual income does not exceed one hundred twenty per cent of metropolitan statistical area or parish income as adjusted by family sizes based on data from the United States Census Bureau or another acceptable and appropriate data source.  (5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or body politic and shall include any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person acting in a similar representative capacity.  (6) "Rehabilitation" means the provision of improvement to a substandard structure in order that it attains at a minimum United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Housing Quality Standards and/or local codes after improvements are completed.  Acts 1984, No. 292, §1; Acts 1988, No. 625, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:582.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.4. Designation of area

RS 582.4 - Designation of area  The department shall establish criteria which it shall use and which shall be used by governing authorities in identifying potential housing development areas giving consideration to each of the following criteria:  (1) Approved pocket-of-poverty designations provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Urban Development Action Grant Program or a successor program.  (2) Age and relative condition of area housing stock and nonresidential structures.  (3) Per capita income of area residents.  (4) Number of area vacant lots suitable for new housing construction.  (5) Conformance with the affected municipality's master or comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance, if any.  (6) Such other measurable criteria as are deemed reasonable and necessary to determine whether or not an area qualifies for a housing development area designation.  Acts 1984, No. 292, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:582.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.5. Duties and responsibilities of governing authority

RS 582.5 - Duties and responsibilities of governing authority  The governing authority or its duly authorized designee shall agree and be empowered to do the following:  (1) Hold a public hearing on the proposed housing development area after giving not less than seven days advance notice by publication of a notice at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The notice shall indicate the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing and depict the boundaries of the proposed housing development area under consideration.  (2) Upon completion of the required public hearing, take appropriate official action to approve the housing development area or areas; to authorize submission of required information to the department; and to authorize at its discretion municipal or parish sales tax refunds subject to fulfillment of applicable regulatory and statutory requirements.  (3) Accept applications from persons proposing to restore, renovate, or rehabilitate existing structures or to construct new housing generally affordable for purchase by low to moderate-income families and individuals in department-approved housing development areas.  (4) Promulgate rules, regulations, and procedures to effectuate its duties and authorities.  (5) Assist the department in evaluating progress made in any housing development area within its jurisdiction.  Acts 1984, No. 292, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:582.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.6. Duties and responsibilities of the department

RS 582.6 - Duties and responsibilities of the department The department shall be authorized to administer the provisions of this Part and shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To review and approve or disapprove of housing development areas only after receiving certified documents evidencing approval thereof by the appropriate governing authority and agreement by that governing authority to refund local sales taxes for the purposes and under the conditions set forth in this Part. (2) To accept upon sale of the new, restored, renovated, or rehabilitated housing provided under this Part evidence from the governing authority of the sales tax refund due; to review the evidence; and to certify to the Department of Revenue that a state sales tax refund is due and payable by that department. (3) To monitor the implementation and operation of this Part and conduct a continuing evaluation of the progress made in housing development areas. (4) To submit an annual report evaluating the effectiveness of the program and any suggestions for legislation to the governor and the legislature no later than the first day of March of each year. (5) To notify each legislator whose district includes any portion of a housing development area when the department approves that designation. (6) To promulgate rules, regulations, and procedures to effectuate this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1984, No. 292, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:582.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§582.7. Incentives

RS 582.7 - Incentives  The governing authority and the Department of Revenue shall refund or cause to have refunded, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the governing authority and rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Revenue, to eligible persons those local and state sales and use taxes collected as a consequence of the purchase of materials used in the restoration, renovation, or rehabilitation of an existing structure or the construction of a new house and associated improvements in an approved housing development area provided:  (1) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home gives preference and priority to Louisiana suppliers, contractors, and labor except where not reasonably possible to do so without added expense, substantial inconvenience, or sacrifice in operational efficiency. (2) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home so certifies in writing that the home is generally affordable for purchase by low to moderate-income families and individuals. (3) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home presents documents sufficient to prove the amount of sales and use taxes paid and eligible for refund upon the sale of the new house. (4) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home certifies in writing that he has complied with applicable criteria, rules, regulations, and procedure established by the department and the governing authority. (5) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home completes and submits forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue and the governing authority for the refund of sales and use taxes. Acts 1984, No. 292, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:583 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§583. §§583 to 592 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.

RS 583 - §§583 to 592 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.1. Short title

RS 592.1 - Short title  This Part may be referred to as the Urban Land-Banking Law.  Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.2. Declaration of purpose

RS 592.2 - Declaration of purpose  The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:  (1) There exist in many cities of the state economically and physically depressed residential neighborhood areas which, among other things, suffer from high unemployment, substandard and deteriorated structures, vacant and partially used lots, overcrowded housing, high crime rates, and other blighting influences and undesirable conditions. (2) The conditions extant in the above-described neighborhoods tend to discourage investment in the construction of new housing affordable for purchase by low to moderate-income families and individuals. (3) Since the economic and physical ills and problems of depressed residential neighborhood areas typically necessitate the infusion of tax-supported services, improvements, and assistance to relieve and remedy, it is a matter of public policy and concern that corrective measures be taken. (4) The purpose of this Part is to authorize governing authorities to acquire and resell or lease at its option vacant and undeveloped or unoccupied and uninhabitable real property at prices conducive to the construction of new housing generally affordable to low to moderate-income families and individuals, with such transactions to occur in residential neighborhoods as defined in this Part. Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.3. Definitions

RS 592.3 - Definitions  For purposes of this Part the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Governing authority" means the city council or other legislative body charged with governing any incorporated municipality in the state or its duly authorized representative. (2) "Housing development area" means an area approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Urban Development Action Grant Program or a successor program as a pocket of poverty or an area which by reason of the presence therein of slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating residential or nonresidential buildings, structures or improvements; by reason of the existence therein of significant unsanitary, unhealthy, or other hazardous conditions which endanger the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the city; or by reason of the existence of any combination of the herein stated causes, factors, or conditions, results in a condition in that area which substantially retards or arrests the provision of a sound and safe housing environment. (3) "Low and moderate-income families and individuals" means those families and individuals whose gross annual incomes does not exceed one hundred twenty percent of the metropolitan statistical area or parish median income as adjusted by family size based on data from the United States Census Bureau, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or another acceptable and appropriate data source. (4) "Nonprofit corporation" means any organization organized on a not-for-profit basis under the provisions of Chapter II of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. (5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or body politic and shall include any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person acting in a similar representative capacity. (6) "Real property" means all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, property of any nature appurtenant thereto and used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest, right or use, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise. (7) "Rehabilitation" means the provision of improvement to a substandard structure in order that it attains at a minimum United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Housing Quality Standards or local codes after improvements are completed. (8) "Substandard structure" means an uninhabited structure which is not acceptable for occupancy due to its state of disrepair and deterioration. The unit does not meet local codes or United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Housing Quality Standards. Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.4. Designated area

RS 592.4 - Designated area  The provisions of this Part shall apply only within the boundaries of properly approved housing development areas as provided by law.  Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.5. Governing authority; duties and powers

RS 592.5 - Governing authority; duties and powers The governing authority or its duly authorized designee shall administer the provisions of this Part and shall have the following powers and duties:  (1) To acquire by purchase, donation, or bequest vacant, undeveloped real property and/or real property on which one or more substandard structures are located provided that the transaction does not involve the exercise of municipal expropriation powers except as permitted in this Part.  (2) To exercise expropriation powers only when necessary to correct or otherwise address title defects, problems of identifying and/or locating property owners, property description discrepancies, and similar problems. (3) To demolish and remove or cause to be demolished and removed any substandard structures and other improvements and fixtures as may detract from the reuse of the property as a site or sites for the construction of new housing or the placement of already-constructed housing which will be improved to comply with local building codes and resold.  (4)(a) To resell or lease the real property acquired hereunder by publicly advertised competitive bid to private persons at not less than nor more than the fair market value thereof or otherwise transfer title except through donation of that property to a qualified nonprofit corporation.  (b) In no case shall the sale price be less than the purchase price.  (c) The property to be sold or otherwise disposed of shall only be used as a site for the construction of new owner-occupied housing and/or the placement of relocated housing which is to be properly improved and resold to owner-occupants and shall be subject to such other covenants, conditions, and restrictions including covenants running with the land, reasonable construction start and completion times, sale or resale affordability guidelines, etc., as may be deemed necessary and desirable to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this Section and in complying with the municipality's master or comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and other applicable codes, ordinances, policies, programs, and plans, if any.  Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.6. Taxes; exemption

RS 592.6 - Taxes; exemption  The property of the governing authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Part is declared to be public property and shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, and any political subdivision thereof, except as may otherwise be provided by the Constitution of Louisiana, but such tax exemption shall terminate when the municipality sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property to a purchaser, lessee, or transferee which is not a public body and not otherwise entitled to tax exemption.  Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:592.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§592.7. Title; conclusive proof of compliance

RS 592.7 - Title; conclusive proof of compliance  Any instrument executed by the governing authority purporting to convey all right, title, or interest in any property under this Part shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this Part insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees, or transferees of the property is concerned.  Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:593 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§593. §§593 to 597 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.

RS 593 - §§593 to 597 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 40:597.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§597.1. §§597.1 to 597.18 repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 597.1 - §§597.1 to 597.18 repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 40:598 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§598. §§598 to 600 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.

RS 598 - §§598 to 600 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.1. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.1 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.2. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.2 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.3. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.3 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.4. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.4 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.5. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.5 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.6. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.6 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.7. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.7 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.8. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.8 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.9. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.9 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.10. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.10 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.11. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.11 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.12. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.12 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.13. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.13 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.14. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 600.14 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.