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LA Civ Code art. 780 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 780. Amendment and termination of building restrictions

Building restrictions may be amended, whether such amendment lessens or increases a restriction, or may terminate or be terminated, as provided in the act that establishes them. In the absence of such provision, building restrictions may be amended or terminated for the whole or a part of the restricted area by agreement of owners representing more than one-half of the land area affected by the restrictions, excluding streets and street rights-of-way, if the restrictions have been in effect for at least fifteen years, or by agreement of both owners representing two-thirds of the land area affected and two-thirds of the owners of the land affected by the restrictions, excluding streets and street rights-of-way, if the restrictions have been in effect for more than ten years. Acts 1977, No. 170, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 310, §1. Acts 1983, No. 129, §1; Acts 1999, No. 309, §1, eff. June 16, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 781. Termination; liberative prescription.

No action for injunction or for damages on account of the violation of a building restriction may be brought after two years from the commencement of a noticeable violation. After the lapse of this period, the immovable on which the violation occurred is freed of the restriction that has been violated. Acts 1977, No.170, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 782. Abandonment of plan or of restriction.

Building restrictions terminate by abandonment of the whole plan or by a general abandonment of a particular restriction. When the entire plan is abandoned the affected area is freed of all restrictions; when a particular restriction is abandoned, the affected area is freed of that restriction only. Acts 1977, No. 170, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 783 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 783. Matters of interpretation and application

Doubt as to the existence, validity, or extent of building restrictions is resolved in favor of the unrestricted use of the immovable. The provisions of the Louisiana Condominium Act, the Louisiana Timesharing Act, and the Louisiana Homeowners Association Act shall supersede any and all provisions of this Title in the event of a conflict. Acts 1977, No. 170, §1; Acts 1999, No. 309, §1, eff. June 16, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 784 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 784. Boundary; marker.

A boundary is the line of separation between contiguous lands. A boundary marker is a natural or artificial object that marks on the ground the line of separation of contiguous lands. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 785. Fixing of the boundary.

The fixing of the boundary may involve determination of the line of separation between contiguous lands, if it is uncertain or disputed; it may also involve the placement of markers on the ground, if markers were never placed, were wrongly placed, or are no longer to be seen. The boundary is fixed in accordance with the following rules. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 786 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 786. Persons who may compel fixing of boundary.

The boundary may be fixed upon the demand of an owner or of one who possesses as owner. It may also be fixed upon the demand of a usufructuary but it is not binding upon the naked owner unless he has been made a party to the proceeding. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 787. Lessee may compel lessor.

When necessary to protect his interest, a lessee may compel the lessor to fix the boundary of the land subject to the lease. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 788 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 788. Imprescriptibility of the right.

The right to compel the fixing of the boundary between contiguous lands is imprescriptible. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 789 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 789. Fixing of boundary judicially or extrajudicially.

The boundary may be fixed judicially or extrajudicially. It is fixed extrajudicially when the parties, by written agreement, determine the line of separation between their lands with or without reference to markers on the ground. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 790 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 790. Costs.

When the boundary is fixed extrajudicially costs are divided equally between the adjoining owners in the absence of contrary agreement. When the boundary is fixed judicially court costs are taxed in accordance with the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure. Expenses of litigation not taxed as court costs are borne by the person who has incurred them. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 791. Liability for unauthorized removal of markers.

When the boundary has been marked judicially or extrajudicially, one who removes boundary markers without court authority is liable for damages. He may also be compelled to restore the markers to their previous location. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 792 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 792. Fixing of boundary according to ownership or possession

The court shall fix the boundary according to the ownership of the parties; if neither party proves ownership, the boundary shall be fixed according to limits established by possession. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 793 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 793. Determination of ownership according to titles.

When both parties rely on titles only, the boundary shall be fixed according to titles. When the parties trace their titles to a common author preference shall be given to the more ancient title. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 794 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 794. Determination of ownership according to prescription.

When a party proves acquisitive prescription, the boundary shall be fixed according to limits established by prescription rather than titles. If a party and his ancestors in title possessed for thirty years without interruption, within visible bounds, more land than their title called for, the boundary shall be fixed along these bounds. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 795 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 795. Effect of boundary agreement.

When the boundary is fixed extrajudicially, the agreement of the parties has the effect of a compromise. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 796 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 796. Error in the location of markers; rectification.

When visible markers have been erroneously placed by one of the contiguous owners alone, or not in accordance with a written agreement fixing the boundary, the error may be rectified by the court unless a contiguous owner has acquired ownership up to the visible bounds by thirty years possession. Acts 1977, No. 169, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 797 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 797. Ownership in indivision; definition

Ownership of the same thing by two or more persons is ownership in indivision. In the absence of other provisions of law or juridical act, the shares of all co-owners are presumed to be equal. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 798 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 798. Right to fruits and products

Co-owners share the fruits and products of the thing held in indivision in proportion to their ownership. When fruits or products are produced by a co-owner, other co-owners are entitled to their shares of the fruits or products after deduction of the costs of production. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 799 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 799. Liability of a co-owner

A co-owner is liable to his co-owner for any damage to the thing held in indivision caused by his fault. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 800 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 800. Preservation of the thing

A co-owner may without the concurrence of any other co-owner take necessary steps for the preservation of the thing that is held in indivision.  Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 801. Use and management by agreement

The use and management of the thing held in indivision is determined by agreement of all the co-owners. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 802. Right to use the thing

Except as otherwise provided in Article 801, a co-owner is entitled to use the thing held in indivision according to its destination, but he cannot prevent another co-owner from making such use of it. As against third persons, a co-owner has the right to use and enjoy the thing as if he were the sole owner. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 803. Use and management of the thing in the absence of agreement

When the mode of use and management of the thing held in indivision is not determined by an agreement of all the co-owners and partition is not available, a court, upon petition by a co-owner, may determine the use and management. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 804. Substantial alterations or improvements

Substantial alterations or substantial improvements to the thing held in indivision may be undertaken only with the consent of all the co-owners.  When a co-owner makes substantial alterations or substantial improvements consistent with the use of the property, though without the express or implied consent of his co-owners, the rights of the parties shall be determined by Article 496. When a co-owner makes substantial alterations or substantial improvements inconsistent with the use of the property or in spite of the objections of his co-owners, the rights of the parties shall be determined by Article 497. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 805. Disposition of undivided share

A co-owner may freely lease, alienate, or encumber his share of the thing held in indivision. The consent of all the co-owners is required for the lease, alienation, or encumbrance of the entire thing held in indivision. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 806. Expenses of maintenance and management

A co-owner who on account of the thing held in indivision has incurred necessary expenses, expenses for ordinary maintenance and repairs, or necessary management expenses paid to a third person, is entitled to reimbursement from the other co-owners in proportion to their shares. If the co-owner who incurred the expenses had the enjoyment of the thing held in indivision, his reimbursement shall be reduced in proportion to the value of the enjoyment. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 807. Right to partition; exclusion by agreement

No one may be compelled to hold a thing in indivision with another unless the contrary has been provided by law or juridical act. Any co-owner has a right to demand partition of a thing held in indivision. Partition may be excluded by agreement for up to fifteen years, or for such other period as provided in R.S. 9:1702 or other specific law. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 349, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 808. Partition excluded

Partition of a thing held in indivision is excluded when its use is indispensable for the enjoyment of another thing owned by one or more of the co-owners. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 809. Judicial and extrajudicial partition

The mode of partition may be determined by agreement of all the co-owners. In the absence of such an agreement, a co-owner may demand judicial partition. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 810. Partition in kind

The court shall decree partition in kind when the thing held in indivision is susceptible to division into as many lots of nearly equal value as there are shares and the aggregate value of all lots is not significantly lower than the value of the property in the state of indivision. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 811. Partition by licitation or by private sale

  A. When the thing held in indivision is not susceptible to partition in kind, the court shall decree a partition by licitation or, as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, by private sale and the proceeds shall be distributed to the co-owners in proportion to their shares.  B. In the event that one or more of the co-owners are absentees or have not consented to a partition by private sale, the court shall order a partition by private sale and shall give first priority to the private sale between the existing co-owners, over the sale by partition by licitation or private sale to third parties. The court shall order the partition by private sale between the existing co-owners as identified in the conveyance records as of the date of filing for the petition for partition by private sale. The petition for partition by private sale shall be granted first priority, and the sale shall be executed under Title IX of Book VII of the Code of Civil Procedure.  Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2020, No. 281, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 27, §1, eff. June 1, 2021.
LA Civ Code art. 812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 812. Effect of partition on real rights

When a thing held in indivision is partitioned in kind or by licitation, a real right burdening the thing is not affected. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 813. Partition in kind

When a thing is partitioned in kind, a real right that burdens the share of a co-owner attaches to the part of the thing allotted to him. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 814. Rescission of partition for lesion

An extrajudicial partition may be rescinded on account of lesion if the value of the part received by a co-owner is less by more than one-fourth of the fair market value of the portion he should have received. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 815. Partition by licitation

When a thing is partitioned by licitation, a mortgage, lien, or privilege that burdens the share of a co-owner attaches to his share of the proceeds of the sale. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 816 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 816. Partition in kind; warranty

When a thing is partitioned in kind, each co-owner incurs the warranty of a vendor toward his co-owners to the extent of his share. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 817 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 817. Imprescriptibility of action

The action for partition is imprescriptible. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 818 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 818. Other rights held in indivision

The provisions governing co-ownership apply to other rights held in indivision to the extent compatible with the nature of those rights. Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
LA Civ Code art. 870 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 870. Modes of acquiring ownership

A. The ownership of things or property is acquired by succession either testate or intestate, by the effect of obligations, and by the operation of law. B. Testate and intestate succession rights, including the right to claim as a forced heir, are governed by the law in effect on the date of the decedent's death. Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 560, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 871 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 871. Meaning of succession

  Succession is the transmission of the estate of the deceased to his successors. The successors thus have the right to take possession of the estate of the deceased after complying with applicable provisions of law.  Acts 1981 No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 872 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 872. Meaning of estate

  The estate of a deceased means the property, rights, and obligations that a person leaves after his death, whether the property exceeds the charges or the charges exceed the property, or whether he has only left charges without any property. The estate includes not only the rights and obligations of the deceased as they exist at the time of death, but all that has accrued thereto since death, and the new charges to which it becomes subject.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 873 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 873. Kinds of succession

  There are two kinds of succession: testate and intestate.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 874 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 874. Testate succession

  Testate succession results from the will of the deceased, contained in a testament executed in a form prescribed by law. This kind of succession is covered under the Title: Of donations inter vivos and mortis causa.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 875 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 875. Intestate succession

  Intestate succession results from provisions of law in favor of certain persons, in default of testate successors. Intestate succession is the subject of the present title.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 876 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 876. Kinds of successors

  There are two kinds of successors corresponding to the two kinds of succession described in the preceding articles:   Testate successors, also called legatees.  Intestate successors, also called heirs.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 878 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 878.

Art 878. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 572, §2.
LA Civ Code art. 879 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 879.

Art 879. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 572, §2.
LA Civ Code art. 880 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 880. Intestate succession

  In the absence of valid testamentary disposition, the undisposed property of the deceased devolves by operation of law in favor of his descendants, ascendants, and collaterals, by blood or by adoption, and in favor of his spouse not judicially separated from him, in the order provided in and according to the following articles.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 881 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 881. Representation: effect

Representation is a fiction of the law, the effect of which is to put the representative in the place, degree, and rights of the person represented. Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 882 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 882. Representation in direct line of descendants

Representation takes place ad infinitum in the direct line of descendants. It is permitted in all cases, whether the children of the deceased concur with the descendants of the predeceased child, or whether, all the children having died before him, the descendants of the children be in equal or unequal degrees of relationship to the deceased. For purposes of forced heirship, representation takes place only as provided in Article 1493. Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 147, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
LA Civ Code art. 883 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 883. Representation of ascendants not permissible

  Representation does not take place in favor of the ascendants, the nearest relation in any degree always excluding those of a more remote degree.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 884 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 884. Representation in collateral line

  In the collateral line, representation is permitted in favor of the children and descendants of the brothers and sisters of the deceased, whether they succeed in concurrence with their uncles and aunts, or whether, the brothers and sisters of the deceased having died, their descendants succeed in equal or unequal degrees.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 885 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 885. Basis of partition in cases of representation

  In all cases in which representation is permitted, the partition is made by roots; if one root has produced several branches, the subdivision is also made by roots in each branch, and the members of the same branch take by heads.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 886 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 886. Representation of deceased persons only

  Only deceased persons may be represented.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 887 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 887. Representation of decedent whose succession was renounced

  One who has renounced his right to succeed to another may still enjoy the right of representation with respect to that other.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 888 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 888. Succession rights of descendants

  Descendants succeed to the property of their ascendants. They take in equal portions and by heads if they are in the same degree. They take by roots if all or some of them succeed by representation.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 889 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 889. Devolution of community property

  If the deceased leaves no descendants, his surviving spouse succeeds to his share of the community property.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
LA Civ Code art. 890 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 890. Usufruct of surviving spouse

If the deceased spouse is survived by descendants, the surviving spouse shall have a usufruct over the decedent's share of the community property to the extent that the decedent has not disposed of it by testament. This usufruct terminates when the surviving spouse dies or remarries, whichever occurs first. Acts 1981, No. 919, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 445, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1075, §1, eff. July 27, 1990; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 891 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 891. Devolution of separate property; parents and brothers and sisters

If the deceased leaves no descendants but is survived by a father, mother, or both, and by a brother or sister, or both, or descendants from them, the brothers and sisters or their descendants succeed to the separate property of the deceased subject to a usufruct in favor of the surviving parent or parents. If both parents survive the deceased, the usufruct shall be joint and successive. Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2004, No. 26, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 892 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 892. Devolution of separate property in absence of parents or in absence of brothers and sisters

  If the deceased leaves neither descendants nor parents, his brothers or sisters or descendants from them succeed to his separate property in full ownership to the exclusion of other ascendants and other collaterals.  If the deceased leaves neither descendants nor brothers or sisters, nor descendants from them, his parent or parents succeed to the separate property to the exclusion of other ascendants and other collaterals.  Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.